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Opposition should read the Constitution. Not just wave it around

If the upcoming Census is taken into account for the delimitation exercise, the representation gap between northern and southern states would increase. The govt wanted to avoid this.

Assembly elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are practically upon us. Parliamentary shenanigans are bound to be reflected in the polls. Major reform bills often become entangled in electoral strategy, and Opposition resistance intensifies before key elections to prevent the ruling party from claiming any legislative victories.

This is precisely why the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures was derailed in the Lok Sabha. The Opposition’s shortsightedness amounts to hoodwinking India’s women voters.

The continued non-implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill constitutes an egregious departure from the spirit of constitutional reform, suggesting that the Opposition has no interest in legislative execution.

“When party interest overshadows the nation’s interest, then women’s power, the nation’s interest… has to bear the consequences,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address to the nation on Saturday.

However, the Opposition parties’ stance serves neither their own nor women’s interests. These parties are playing a game of dumb charades with the nation. Their position is actually one of resistance to the implementation of women’s reservation.

The delimitation exercise has been conditional and inextricably linked to the........

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