New Delhi, April 16: A vigorous debate erupted in the Lok Sabha on Thursday regarding the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill and the Delimitation Bill, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Abhay Kumar Sinha leading the charge against these legislations. He raised serious questions about the government’s intentions behind the bills.
Sinha began his address by highlighting Bihar’s rich historical and social heritage. He stated that he represents a Bihar that has been home to great personalities like Jay Prakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Rajendra Prasad, Karpoori Thakur, and Jagdev Prasad. He emphasized that Bihar has been a laboratory for social justice and Mandal politics.
He accused the government of introducing the bill under the guise of electoral reform, asserting that its true aim is to permanently skew the political landscape in favor of one party. He criticized the rushed presentation of the bill, wrapped in the slogan “one person, one vote,” which he believes reveals the government’s clear intentions. Sinha questioned why the government, which delayed the 2021 census for years and kept the 106th Constitutional Amendment pending for three years, is now acting so hastily.
Sinha argued that it is inappropriate to base delimitation on data that is 15 years old. He demanded that a caste census be conducted first to provide accurate figures before initiating the delimitation process. He labeled one provision of the bill as “the most dangerous,” stating that the commission’s final order would become law as soon as it is published in the gazette, leaving no room for judicial challenge. He described this as an attack on the Constitution’s basic structure.
He clarified that his party supports women’s reservation but emphasized that without including women from backward, extremely backward, minority, and Dalit communities, the women’s reservation will remain incomplete. He warned that this bill would disproportionately benefit urban and affluent women while leaving struggling and marginalized women behind. True empowerment, he argued, will not come merely from increasing the number of seats but from ensuring equal opportunities for women across all classes. He questioned the government’s reluctance to conduct a caste census.
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