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News India Live, Digital Desk: In the Lok Sabha today (16 April 2026) during the special session of Parliament Women’s Reservation (131st Constitution Amendment Bill) And Delimitation Bill 2026 There was a heated debate between the ruling party and the opposition. Union Home Minister Amit Shah And head of Samajwadi Party (SP) Akhilesh Yadav The heated war of words between the two raised the temperature in the House.
Akhilesh Yadav’s question: ‘Census first, reservation later’
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav cornered the central government, questioning the ‘haste’ in implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill:
Demand for caste census: Akhilesh said that how can the government implement reservation without census? He alleged that the government was avoiding the caste census.
Issue of Muslim women: He raised the question whether Muslim women will also get reservation within the reservation limit of 50%?
Back Door: Akhilesh called it a way to bring in “delimitation through the back door” and said the government was misleading women.
Amit Shah’s befitting reply: ‘Religion based reservation is unconstitutional’
Countering Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations, Home Minister Amit Shah clarified the government’s stand:
Clarification on Census: Shah assured the House that Census process has started and in the Caste Census Will also be included.
Taunt on SP: He quipped, “Right now the listing of houses is going on; there is no caste for the houses. If SP has its way, they will allot the houses by caste as well.”
Religion and Reservation: Shah took a strong stand on the demand for a separate quota for Muslim women and said that Any kind of reservation on the basis of religion is unconstitutional And the Constitution of India does not allow this.
Open Challenge: He told Akhilesh, “We are not stopping SP from giving all its tickets to Muslim women, you are free to do so.”
Other big things of the session
Increase in seats: Lok Sabha seats before 2029 elections under the proposed bill increased from 543 to 850 (Maximum) is proposed to be made.
Voting result: In favor of introducing the bill amidst uproar 251 votes while in opposition 185 votes are.
Objective: Through this law, women will be elected in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies from the general elections of 2029. 33% reservation The goal is to ensure.
