3-Day Parliament Session Likely In Centre's Delimitation Push: Sources

The government has proposed a special three-day session regarding the Delimitation and Women's Reservation Amendment Bill to the Opposition, including the Congress, sources have told NDTV.The government has informed the Congress that it intends to call a special Parliamentary Session on the 16th, 17th, and 18th, sources said.The Congress has stated that it will convey its decision, sources said, after consulting within the party and with other opposition partiesThe proposed Bill had earlier failed to pass through the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session in April as the government could not muster the required two-thirds majority for the Constitution Amendment.During the April vote, 528 MPs were present, making the two-thirds majority mark 352. The government secured 298 votes against 230 opposing the bill, resulting in its defeat by a margin of 54 votes.