Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge seeks all-party meeting with PM Modi on delimitation Bill

Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said on Friday that he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the fourth time demanding an allparty meeting before any fresh Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation is finalised for consideration in ParliamentIn his letter dated October 16 2026 Kharge said both Houses of Parliament were yet to be prorogued even 64 days after the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die on August 13 He described the situation as unprecedented and called for detailed consultations with all political parties and stakeholders before any new proposals were finalisedIn a post on X on Friday Kharge said I have written to PM Narendra Modi for the fourth time demanding an AllParty meeting before any fresh Constitutional Amendment Bill on Delimitation is finalised The previous Bill failed to secure the requisite twothirds majority Such farreaching constitutional changes cannot be bulldozed through Parliament without meaningful consultations Even 64 days after the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die both Houses are yet to be prorogued This unprecedented situation raises serious questionsI have written to PM narendramodi ji for the fourth time demanding an AllParty meeting before any fresh Constitutional Amendment Bill on Delimitation is finalised The previous Bill failed to secure the requisite twothirds majority Such farreaching constitutional changes cannot be bulldozed through Parliament without meaningful consultations Even 64 days after the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die both Houses are yet to be prorogued This unprecedented situation raises serious questionsmdash Mallikarjun Kharge kharge October 16 2026Kharge recalls earlier requests for allparty meetingIn his letter Kharge recalled that he had first written to Modi on April 11 2026 seeking an allparty meeting before the government introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitationHe said the meeting was not convened The government subsequently made the Bills public late in the evening on April 14 and convened a special session of Parliament on April 16According to Kharge the Constitutional Amendment Bill on delimitation failed to secure the requisite twothirds majority in the Lok Sabha on April 17 2026He said he wrote to the Prime Minister again on July 16 and August 27 reiterating the Oppositions demand for an allparty meeting The October 16 letter marks his fourth requestCalls for consultations before fresh proposalsKharge urged the Prime Minister to convene an allparty meeting to discuss the governments new proposals before they are finalised for consideration in ParliamentHe said political parties must be given sufficient time to deliberate among themselves consult one another and engage with other stakeholdersThe Congress leader also cautioned against attempting to push a farreaching Constitutional Amendment Bill through Parliament without adequate discussion referring to the earlier delimitation Bills failure to secure the necessary majorityQuestions delay in proroguing ParliamentKharge also flagged that the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had not been prorogued despite 64 days having passed since the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die on August 13 2026He described the situation as unprecedented and said it raised serious questionsThe letter was addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in New Delhi and signed by Kharge in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha