Flagging Centre’s ‘deceit’ over delimitation, Congress says move is to avoid caste census

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“The Prime Minister is a so-called leader whose only distinguishing feature is his unmatched ability to be a misleader,” Jairam Ramesh, AICC general secretary (Communications), said. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Congress sharpened its attack against the government over its delimitation proposal on Wednesday (April 15, 2026), with the party’s communications chief Jairam Ramesh accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of engaging in “deliberate deceit” on the issue.

In a post on X, Mr. Ramesh said the bills circulated by the government ahead of the special sitting of Parliament contradicted the “so-called assurances” given earlier by the Prime Minister on delimitation and a uniform proportionate increase in the strength of all States in the Lok Sabha.

Published - April 15, 2026 07:42 pm IST

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