'Don't try to bulldoze delimitation bill': Kharge tells PM Modi to hold all-party meet
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to convene an all-party meeting regarding the proposed Delimitation Bill. Kharge criticized the government's previous attempts to push the legislation through Parliament without sufficient consultation.
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The delimitation process is a sensitive constitutional issue that impacts political representation, making parliamentary consensus essential for democratic legitimacy.
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which ended in August, describing the situation as “unprecedented”.Urging PM Modi not to “bulldoze” another “far-reaching” Constitutional Amendment Bill, Kharge reiterated his demand for an all-party meeting to discuss the government’s proposals in detail before they are finalised for consideration in Parliament."It has already been 64 days since the Monsoon Session of Parliament was adjourned sine die on August 13 and both Houses of Parliament are yet to be prorogued.
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