New Delhi, April 16 (NationPress) BJP MP Tejasvi Surya stated on Thursday that the dissent against the Delimitation Bill is both "vacuous and unfounded". He urged the Union Government to expand the Lok Sabha sessions, especially since the Centre has suggested increasing the number of seats in the lower house.

Previously, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal presented the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill along with the Delimitation Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha. Concurrently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed the introduction of the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

In his address, Surya remarked, "Women who have awaited 40 years for a role in national policymaking will finally receive their due."

The BJP MP expressed appreciation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for introducing the three bills and accused the opposition of repeatedly delaying the Women's Reservation Bill.

Specifically targeting the Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Surya remarked, "During the previous government's term, leaders from the Samajwadi Party and RJD publicly opposed the Bill, even tearing it apart in the House, claiming, 'The Bill will only pass over my dead body.' The nation remembers this kind of vehement opposition they exhibited towards the Women's Reservation Bill back then."

Surya criticized the opposition for inventing a new "excuse" to resist the Women's Reservation Bill implementation.

"The latest excuse they (Opposition parties) have concocted is this vacuous and unfounded opposition to the delimitation process," he stated.

Surya noted, "When the 'Nari Shakti Adhiniyam' was unanimously passed in 2023, all parties concurred that the Women's Reservation Bill would be actionable post-Census and after the delimitation exercise."

He also accused the opposition of performing a "U-turn".

"Now they (opposition parties) are opposing the fast-tracking of the Bill for the 2029 general elections, claiming they oppose this because they do not wish for the delimitation exercise to proceed," he explained.

Reacting to the opposition's fear that the proposed Delimitation Bill might negatively impact South India and smaller states, Surya remarked, "This is a systematic misrepresentation and propaganda by some opposition members in a highly irresponsible and anarchic manner to mislead the populace in South India."

Referencing his constituency of Bengaluru South, the BJP MP asserted, "If even a fraction of injustice was proposed against South India in the government's recommendations, I would be the first to stand against it."

He assured South India and smaller states, stating, "We could not have received a better proposition than this."

In response to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi alleging that the Delimitation Bill is being introduced covertly, the BJP MP clarified, "The delimitation process is not a covert operation but a constitutional obligation under Article 81 and 82."

Defending the proposed Delimitation Bill, Surya highlighted, "There are certain constituencies in our nation where a single MP represents nearly 38 lakh people, equivalent to the population of a small European nation. How does this align with democratic and accountable governance?"

He emphasized that delimitation is not just a democratic necessity but also "a constitutional responsibility".

Surya advocated for an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 850, suggesting that "the number of House sittings should also increase by at least fifty percent compared to our current schedule."