Abhishek calls out BJP’s nefarious plans on Delimitation Bill
The Statesman | 19 April 2026
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Centre for bringing in the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill. He was speaking at a public rally at Murshidabad, today.
“This was not a Women’s Reservation Bill. That Bill had already been passed in 2024. This was a Delimitation Bill that they introduced to divide the country. But we showed them that no such attempts to change the Constitution will be allowed. Those who wanted to divide the country fell flat on their faces yesterday.
On the issue of Delimitation Bill, Abhishek also posted on X: “The fallout from the defeat of the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha is exposing the BJP’s discomfort for all to see. The Women’s Reservation Act guaranteeing 33 per cent reservation for women has been in force since 16 April 2026. It was passed unanimously in September 2023.
“If the NDA government is serious, it should immediately bring forward the bill to notify one third of the seats. DO IT NOW!
“@AITCofficial has not just supported this in principle but exceeded it in reality, with over 41 per cent women’s representation in Parliament.
“The Constitutional 131st Amendment Bill 2026 has been rejected by INDIA. The attempt to expand the Lok Sabha to 850 seats and push delimitation based on the 2011 Census raised serious concerns about fairness and balance.
“The NDA government is clearly on borrowed time and the illusion of control is beginning to crumble in plain sight!”