Delimitation Bill: ‘Attempt to change electoral map of India’: Rahul Gandhi slams centre over delimitation bill in Lok Sabha – top quotes | India News
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi On Friday, the women’s reservation bill and limitation motion launched a scathing attack on the Centre, alleging that the legislation was aimed at restoring India’s electoral balance rather than empowering women.Dr. Praveen is speaking in the Lok Sabha during the special session of the Parliament Congress The leader said that the government is using women reservation as a cover to achieve political objectives and retain power. He also accused the Center of trying to weaken the political voice of OBCs and Dalits by reorganizing constituencies.Rahul Gandhi said the entire opposition would resist what he described as “anti-national” moves and defeat any attempt to change the democratic structure for party gains.
Top quotes from Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha speech
- “The first truth is that this is not a women’s bill. It has nothing to do with women’s empowerment. It is an attempt at change.
Electoral map of India “ - “Women are a central force, a driving force in our national imagination, in our national vision.”
- “All of us, everyone in this room has been influenced, taught, learned a lot from the women in their lives.”
- “This bill is an attempt to change the electoral map of the country; the use and concealment of women in India.”
- “The prime minister and I don’t have this wife issue. So, we don’t get that input but our mothers and sisters do.”
- “Manuwad on Constitution…Amit Shah ji said caste census has started. He repeated twice, trying to be clever, saying that houses do not have castes. The main issue is whether the caste census will be used for representation in Parliament and state assemblies. And now, what you are trying to do is that there is nothing to represent the caste census for the next 5 years…”
- “It is a historical fact how Indian society treated Dalits and OBCs and their women… What is being attempted here is a bypass of the caste census. Here, the Yares are trying to deny power and representation to my OBC brothers and sisters and take power away from them.”
- “Are you (
BJP ) are doing, because you are afraid of what is happening in the politics of the country, you are afraid of the erosion of your power and you are trying to redraw the political map of India. You have done it in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and now think you can do it in India. You need a constitutional amendment to do that.”
Rahul Gandhi argued that the bill was less about women’s representation and more about political engineering by redrawing constituencies.According to him, the proposed delimitation exercise would alter the electoral map in a way that would benefit the ruling BJP and undermine the existing social justice framework.He also alleged that the move was designed to reduce the political influence of backward communities and marginalized sections.Despite criticizing the bill, Rahul Gandhi praised the role of women in society and politics, saying they are at the heart of the country’s identity and progress.He said women shaped the lives and thoughts of all in Parliament through their influence as mothers, sisters and family members.During his speech, Rahul Gandhi also injected humor into the debate by making a comment that caused laughter in the House.“The prime minister and I don’t have a problem with that wife…,” he said, referring to the role of women in shaping men’s lives.He also mentioned his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and joked that she had achieved something he had not managed in years to make Union Home Minister Amit Shah smile.The debate took place when a special session of Parliament was convened to discuss women’s reservation and delimitation. Opponents have expressed concern that linking the implementation of women’s quotas with limitations could have far-reaching consequences for federal balance, regional representation and caste-based political participation.
