A special Parliament Session witnessed a heated debate over the women’s reservation bill. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a census first, while Home Minister Amit Shah rejected religion-based quotas. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi also opposed the bill. (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2026-04-21 09:02 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
The Special Session seeks Opposition's support to implement the women's reservation bill for the 2029 Lok Sabha Elections, based on the 2011 Census
While the discussion in the Parliament was underway, a sharp political exchange unfolded in the Lok Sabha
Yadav questioned the Centre's urgency over the bill and demanded completion of the census before moving ahead with delimitation-related proposals
He also highlighted that the Samajwadi Party is for women's reservation but is opposed to the approach via delimitation. "As soon as the census is done, we will ask for the caste census, and then the reservation issue will come. Hence, you want to do dhokha with us (cheat us)," he said
In response to Yadav, Shah strongly rejected any proposal for religion-based reservation, stating in the Lok Sabha that such a provision would be unconstitutional
Owaisi on Thursday also opposed the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill
