Congress seeks all-party meeting on delimitation and electoral reforms

The short version
- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said he would apprise Prime Minister Narendra Modi of concerns over delimitation and women's reservation.
- Kharge accused PM Modi of insulting opposition leaders by having Kiren Rijiju reply to his letter on an all-party meet.
- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that other opposition parties had already discussed delimitation with the government.
- Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned the government's refusal to convene an all-party meeting on delimitation.
- The government is preparing for a new delimitation exercise, which is affecting opposition unity efforts.
What we don’t know yet
- Whether the government has a formal delimitation proposal to share with opposition parties.
- Which opposition parties have already consulted with the government on delimitation.
- The timeline or details of the proposed delimitation exercise.
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First reported by The Times of India Kharge to raise SIR, delimitation concerns with PM Modi tomorrow
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- Hindustan Times, centreInsult to Opposition leaders: Mallikarjun Kharge hits out at Kiren Rijiju for replying to PM Modi letter
- Hindustan Times, centreMallikarjun Kharge says PM Modi insults Opposition by getting Rijiju to reply to his letter
- Hindustan Times, centre‘Congress not coming forward to talk to govt on delimitation’: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju | HT Interview
- The Hindu, left-leaningKharge to apprise Modi of concerns over SIR, delimitation and women’s reservation
- The Hindu, left-leaningCongress asks if government has a new delimitation proposal to discuss with Opposition parties
- The Times of India, right-leaningBJP’s delimitation gambit: How it can isolate Congress, puncture opposition’s SIR unity
- The Times of India, right-leaningKharge to raise SIR, delimitation concerns with PM Modi tomorrow