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Amit Shah Fires Back at Akhilesh Yadav over Women's Quota, Delimitation Bills: ‘Religion-Based Quota Unconstitutional’
- The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the introduction of the Constitution Bill, 2026, with 251 members backing the move and 185 opposing it during a stormy special session.
- Parliament began a three-day special sitting to deliberate on the Delimitation Bill, Census operations, and women's reservation legislation, triggering immediate confrontation between the Government and Opposition MPs.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah countered Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav regarding the census, asserting that reservation based on religion is "unconstitutional" while confirming a caste-based census will follow the ongoing House Listing.
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju dismissed demands for a separate Muslim women's quota as "uncalled for," as opposition members criticized the Government for linking women's reservation to delimitation.
- Legislative procedures continue through the special sitting, as the Government seeks support to operationalize women's reservation despite ongoing protests from the Samajwadi Party regarding the census timing.
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Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav strongly criticized the BJP government in the Lok Sabha over the Women's Reservation Bill. He said that the party supports women's reservation, but the BJP is merely using it as a slogan.
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Greater KashmirNo reservation to Muslims; quota on basis of religion unconstitutional: Shah
New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that Muslims will not be given reservation on the basis of religion as such a quota would be unconstitutional. During a fiery 40-minute debate, following which three bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha for amendment of the women’s quota law and […]
Amit Shah fires back at Akhilesh Yadav over women's quota, delimitation Bills: ‘Religion-based quota unconstitutional’
The showdown unfolded after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Centre's urgency over the women's reservation Bill and demanded completion of the census before moving ahead with delimitation-related proposals.
Times of India
The Economic Times“Reservation by religion unconstitutional”: Amit Shah vs Akhilesh in Lok Sabha
A sharp political clash erupted in the Lok Sabha on 16 April as Home Minister Amit Shah hit back at Akhilesh Yadav, calling religion-based reservation unconstitutional. Shah said the caste census work is underway. Akhilesh questioned the Centre’s urgency, demanding that the census be completed before the delimitation-linked rollout of the women’s quota planned for 2029.
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