Delimitation must be preceded by census: Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Amplifying the opposition's protest, Congress person Sonia Gandhi Monday raised questions astir the delimitation being planned by the Modi govt by arguing that it indispensable beryllium preceded by a census and delimitation should beryllium "politically equitable".

She has besides sought "OBC sub-quota" for women, underlining that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had made the request astatine the clip of the transition of Nari Vandan Adhiniyam successful 2023. In a media article, Sonia said, "It appears that immoderate look for delimitation is being suggested. Any delimitation indispensable beryllium preceded by a census workout arsenic successful the past... immoderate delimitation involving an summation successful the spot of the Lok Sabha indispensable beryllium politically - and not conscionable arithmetically - equitable.

States that person been pioneers successful household planning, and smaller states, indispensable not beryllium placed astatine an implicit oregon comparative disadvantage.

" She added, "A proportionate summation may, successful fact, effect successful the nonaccomplishment of comparative power due to the fact that the quality successful implicit numbers get magnified." "Reservation for women is not the contented here. That has already been settled. The existent contented is delimitation which, based connected the accusation unofficially available, is highly unsafe and an battle connected the Constitution itself," she said.

The Congress person said govt should not unreserved done consequential amendments similar delimitation, underlining that preservation for women successful section bodies and panchayats came aft discussions spanning 5 years. She said govt tin telephone an all-party gathering aft April 29 and the legislative concern tin beryllium taken up successful the monsoon league of Parliament successful July. She accused Modi govt of "narrative absorption during troubled times" and dubbed the process being adopted arsenic "deeply flawed and anti-democratic". Meanwhile, Congress connected Monday issued a whip to each Lok Sabha MPs to stay contiguous successful House for the peculiar sitting of Parliament.