LIVE: Constitution Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha amid Opposition uproar

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Amit Shah tables Delimitation Bill

16 Apr 2026 · 11:55 IST

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi says bills violate federal structure of Constitution

16 Apr 2026 · 11:52 IST

DMK members dressed in black clothes in Lok Sabha to protest amendments to women reservation law.

16 Apr 2026 · 11:49 IST

Revolutionary Socialist Party’s (RSP) NK Premchandran opposes women quota law amendment in Lok Sabha, saying it is not meant for reservation but delimitation. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) TR Baalu tells Lok Sabha that the paryt favour the 2023 women quota law, but present bill aims at delimitation.

16 Apr 2026 · 11:48 IST

Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduces key Bills in the Lok Sabha to amend the women’s reservation framework and set up a Delimitation Commission, a significant step towards implementing the proposed quota. The legislation seeks to operationalise provisions of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, including changes related to seat allocation and constituency delimitation. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also introduced a separate Bill to extend the amended women’s reservation law to Union Territories, including Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. The move comes as the government pushes to roll out 33% reservation for women in legislatures, alongside a broader delimitation exercise, amid opposition concerns over representation and seat redistribution. Shah said reservation based on religion is unconstitutional.

16 Apr 2026 · 11:39 IST

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday, April 16, began the Lok Sabha session, leading by paying tributes to singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away at 92 due to multi-organ failure at a Mumbai hospital on April 12. Source ↗(opens in new tab)

A three-day special sitting of the extended Budget session of Parliament began on Thursday, April 16, with discussions centred on proposed constitutional amendments linked to the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

Earlier this week, the Central government shared with MPs the text of the Constitution (131 Amendment) Bill, 2026 or the proposed amendment to the Women Reservation Bill, which aims to raise Lok Sabha seats to 850 — including members from States and Union Territories.

The Bill proposes a cap of 815 on the number of members chosen by direct election from constituencies in the States. For UTs, the Bill says, “Not more than 35 members to represent the Union Territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide”. 

At present, there are 530 Lok Sabha members from States and 20 from UTs. However, a delimitation commission had set the number at 543. Another key amendment proposed in the Bill is the definition of population, giving Parliament the mandate to decide which data is to be made the foundation for the expansion of the number of seats.