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SAD demands women’s quota bill, backs uniform delimitation after Modi meet
SAD demands women’s quota bill, backs uniform delimitation after Modi meet
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded the immediate passage of the women's reservation bill and a delimitation bill for a uniform 50 per cent increase in seats for all states.…
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The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded the immediate passage of the women's reservation bill and a delimitation bill for a uniform 50 per cent increase in seats for all states. The announcement came a day after party president Sukhbir Singh Badal met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fuelling speculation of a reunion between the former NDA allies. SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the party revised its earlier opposition to delimitation based on the 2011 census, now supporting equal representation for all states.
The Union government is seeking to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill for 33 per cent women's reservation in legislatures by 2029 and to increase Lok Sabha seats to 816. Southern opposition parties, including the Congress, have objected to the delimitation exercise, warning it could reduce their representation.
The Indian Opinion
The talk of a BJP-SAD patch-up is overblown. Cheema called the Badal-Modi meeting routine, and the party has not confirmed any alliance ahead of Punjab's assembly elections. Meanwhile, the SAD's sudden support for a uniform delimitation, reversing its earlier census-based stand, looks transactional. The real test is whether these bills pass in this monsoon session, especially with southern parties threatening to block them.
Sources (4): livemint.com, rediff.com, thefederal.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
