Updated: April 16, 2026 9:30:33 am IST
Special session of Parliament live; The proposed laws include the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Women’s Reservation Bill.
Special session of Parliament live: The special sitting of the budget session of Parliament will begin from Thursday, during which three major and widely discussed bills are to be introduced. The session will run from 16 to 18 April. The proposed laws include the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026, Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
The government is seeking the opposition’s support to pass the amendment bill, which aims to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha from the 2029 general elections based on the 2011 census.
Emphasizing the need for consensus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged opposition parties to support the amendment. “This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country and we must fulfill it unanimously,” he said at an event in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Opposition parties, while expressing their support for early implementation of women’s reservation, have expressed strong objection to the Delimitation Bill. He has questioned the basis of redefinition of constituencies and the proposal to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from the current 543 to 850.
PM Modi urges consensus on women’s reservation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged opposition parties to support a constitutional amendment to ensure that women’s reservation is implemented by the 2029 general elections.
“This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country and we must fulfill it unanimously,” he said at an event in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Opposition supports quota, opposes delimitation
Opposition parties on Wednesday said they fully support the early implementation of women’s reservation, but expressed strong opposition to the delimitation bill. Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a meeting of opposition parties to discuss their position.
Kharge said, “We are all in favor of the Women’s Reservation Bill, but we have objection to the way they (government) have brought it.”
Kharge said that opposition parties have consistently supported women’s reservation. “We have decided to continue supporting women’s reservation, as we did in 2010 and 2023, when we unanimously supported the constitutional amendment,” he said.
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The government is seeking the opposition’s support to pass the amendment bill, which aims to implement women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha from the 2029 general elections based on the 2011 census.
Emphasizing the need for consensus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged opposition parties to support the amendment. “This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country and we must fulfill it unanimously,” he said at an event in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Opposition parties, while expressing their support for early implementation of women’s reservation, have expressed strong objection to the Delimitation Bill. He has questioned the basis of redefinition of constituencies and the proposal to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from the current 543 to 850.
PM Modi urges consensus on women’s reservation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged opposition parties to support a constitutional amendment to ensure that women’s reservation is implemented by the 2029 general elections.
“This is the wish of every sister and daughter of this country and we must fulfill it unanimously,” he said at an event in Dehradun on Tuesday.
Opposition supports quota, opposes delimitation
Opposition parties on Wednesday said they fully support the early implementation of women’s reservation, but expressed strong opposition to the delimitation bill. Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge chaired a meeting of opposition parties to discuss their position.
Kharge said, “We are all in favor of the Women’s Reservation Bill, but we have objection to the way they (government) have brought it.”
Kharge said that opposition parties have consistently supported women’s reservation. “We have decided to continue supporting women’s reservation, as we did in 2010 and 2023, when we unanimously supported the constitutional amendment,” he said.
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April 16, 2026 9:30:33 am First
Special session of Parliament live: Kanimozhi moves motion in Lok Sabha against three bills amid controversy over delimitation
Parliament special session LIVE: DMK parliamentary party leader and MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Thursday moved a motion in the Lok Sabha protesting the introduction of three government bills, including the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 and the Delimitation Bill, 2026. (ANI)
April 16, 2026 9:24:30 am First
Special session of Parliament live: Rahul Gandhi says caste calculation should be kept in mind in women’s reservation
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April 16, 2026 9:18:09 am First
Parliament Special Session LIVE: What is the delimitation process and why is the opposition opposing it?
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April 16, 2026 9:14:50 am First
Special session of Parliament LIVE: Stalin burns copy of Delimitation Bill
Parliament special session LIVE: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Thursday burnt a copy of the delimitation bill, calling it a “black law” and alleging it seeks to turn Tamil people into “refugees” in their own land.
Hours before the special session of Parliament was to be called, Stalin also hoisted a black flag and raised slogans against the proposed law.
In a statement he said, “Let the fire of resistance spread across Tamil Nadu. Let the arrogance of the fascist BJP come down.” Comparing it to the anti-Hindi movements of the 1960s, he said the state’s resistance had once forced the Center to back down.
He said, “Today I have rekindled that fire by burning a copy of this black law and hoisting the black flag. This fire will spread throughout the Dravidian land. It will rage, rage and bring the arrogance of the BJP to its knees.” (PTI)
April 16, 2026 9:12:11 am First
Special session of Parliament LIVE: PM Modi advocated women empowerment in Parliament
Parliament special session live: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India is ready to take a “historic step” towards women empowerment.
“Our country is ready to take a historic step towards women empowerment in the special session of Parliament starting today. The honor of our mothers and sisters is the honor of the country and it is in this spirit that we are moving forward strongly in this direction,” the PM posted on Twitter.
April 16, 2026 9:09:45 am First
Special session of Parliament LIVE: All eyes on women’s reservation law
Special session of Parliament LIVE: The government is introducing amendments to implement the Women’s Reservation Act from 2029 along with the Constitution Amendment Bill on the opening day. With the NDA having 292 seats in the Lok Sabha against the opposition’s 233, the bill should be approved knowing that it requires a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.
April 16, 2026 8:54:19 am First
Special session of Parliament LIVE: 3 major bills to be introduced today
Special session of Parliament LIVE: A three-day special sitting of Parliament begins today, with the Center set to push through key constitutional changes that could significantly reshape India’s electoral landscape. The three major bills to be introduced today are the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, Delimitation Bill, 2026, Union Territory Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.
