Amit Shah: Ready To Bring Amendment That Congress Wants If Opposition Agrees To 50% Clause

Last Updated:April 17, 2026, 18:48 IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, speaking in the Lok Sabha on Friday, said he would bring the official amendment if the Opposition agreed to pass bill with 50% clause.

“Nearly 133 Members spoke in the House on this important constitution Amendment Bill, out of which 56 Members were women, which will prove to be a record in itself…," said Shah.

“No one has objected to the women’s reservation. But, if we see closely, all members of the INDI alliance have opposed it by using ‘ifs and buts’," said Shah, adding, “Those opposing delimitation are actually opposing an increase in SC/ST seats."

“In 1972, the then PM Indira Gandhi’s government brought the Delimitation Bill and increased the number of seats from 525 to 545, and then froze it at this. In 1976, to save power during the Emergency period, the 42nd Amendment imposed a ban on delimitation. Even at that time, it was the Congress party that deprived the country’s people of delimitation, and today too, it is the Congress party that is depriving them of delimitation."

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