Monsoon Session kept on ‘ventilator’; Home Minister ‘scrambling’ for majority to get delimitation bill passed: Congress
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has criticized the government for failing to prorogue the Monsoon Session of Parliament, suggesting it is a tactic to secure a two-thirds majority for the Delimitation Bill. The party claims the government is struggling to pass the legislation due to a lack of support.
Why it matters
The delay in prorogation raises questions about parliamentary procedure and the government's legislative strategy regarding significant constitutional amendments.
The Congress on Monday (September 7, 2026) questioned the delay in proroguing Parliament's Monsoon Session, wondering if the Home Minister is still scrambling for his "super-tainted" two-thirds majority to get the delimitation bills passed.
"Today is exactly 25 days since Parliament was adjourned sine die. But it has still NOT been prorogued," Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X.
"Normally, prorogation takes place 3-4 days after adjournment sine die. But the gap for the Monsoon Session in 2015 was 28 days. That session had been washed out almost entirely over the Lalit Modi issue, but the Modi Government kept the session alive hoping to bulldoze the GST Bills through. It needed a two-thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha which it did not have.”
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