Want women's quota in 2029 polls; Congress delaying delimitation talks: Shah

NEW DELHI: (Mar 28) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the government wants to hold the 2029 elections with Women's Reservation for one-third of the Lok Sabha seats, but Congress wants to hold talks on the delimitation commission only in May.

In an interview on the Times Now Summit, the home minister said the government is trying to hold discussions with the opposition to set up a delimitation commission almost every day, and some opposition parties and NDA partners have agreed to discuss it.

"Some opposition parties have agreed to it, but the Congress is asking for a discussion in May. I fail to understand the reason. We are trying to convince them that if delimitation is a huge exercise in which discussions take place with states, hearings have to be held in each Parliamentary Constituency," he said.