April 17, 2026
Kalyan Banerjee’s speech on The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026 and The Delimitation Bill, 2026
hank you hon. Chairperson Madam. We are opposing all the three Bills and the reasons which we have, I will speak later. Madam, our Prime Minister is having a great quality. The quality is that the moment he understands that he is going to lose the next election, he changes the rules of the game. इलेक्शन मंहार जाएगँे, तो चलो, गेम के रूल्स को चंज कर दो। गेम के रूल्स को चंज करनेके कलए यह लाया गया है। It is a political gimmick and nothing more than that. The present Bills are under discussion and product of such rules. Madam, they say women, women, women, and it is a ploy. The original plan is something different. That is delimitation, that is seat adjustment and that is the original plan. थोड़ा सा संटीमंट लगा दो भाई, थोड़ा सा वीमुेन का संटीमंट लगा दो। वीमुेन का संटीमंट लेकर हमंडीकलकमटेशन पास करना होगा। सीट बढ़ा दो। ररजवीेशन चाकहए? आज ही लेआइए। हम लोग राजी हं। अभी जो स्ट्रैंथ है, उसमं50 प्रकतशत वीमुेन ररजवीेशन कर दीकजए। आज कर दीकजए। आप पूरा लेआइए। हम लोग रात के बारह बजेतक इिर बैठेरहंगे। उसके कलए डीकलकमटेशन की जरूरत नहं है। नौटंकी बद कीकजए। ं बहुत नौटंकी हो गई। एक कदन मंहो जाएगा। 544 मं50 प्रकतशत वीमुेन ररजवीेशन, we will all pass the Bill. हम सब लोग राजी हं, आप कर दीकजए। आपमंकहम्मत नहं है, आप जानतेहं। हम आपको आकड़ँ ेबतातेहं। आप लोगं नेअपनी पाटी मंभी नहं ककया है। आप क्या करगंे? आप अपनी पाटी की बात सकनए। हम आपकी पाटी का आ ु कड़ा द ँ ेदते ेहं। उससेआपको कक्लयर हो जाएगा कक आप लोग वीमुेन ररजवीेशन केबारेमंककतनेकॉकन्शयस हं। आपकी पाटी बीजेपी के लोक सभा मंकुल एमपीज़ 240 हं, उनमंसे31 फीमेल्स हं, जो कक 12.91 प्रकतशत है। राज्य सभा मंआपके 106 एमपीज़ हं, कजनमं18 वीमुेन हं, जो कक 16.98 प्रकतशत है। आप तो अपनी पाटी मंही मकहला को सम्मान नहं दते ेहं। आप तो अपनी पाटी मंमकहलाओंको लेकर नहं आतेहंऔर इिर आकर बड़ी-बड़ी बातंकरतेहंकक महाशकि, आकदशकि, आद्याशकि आकद। अरेआद्याशकि की पहलेपूजा कीकजए। टीएमसी केबारेमंसनुंगे? एआईटीसी केबारेमंसन लीकजए। In the Lok Sabha, we ु have 29 Members, female Members are 11. The percentage comes to 38.28 per cent. Not a single party in India has given it. Now, in the Rajya Sabha, we have 13 Members. We have six female Members. The percentage comes to 46.15 per cent. We do it. Charity begins at home. Do it. अगर आद्याशकि के बारेमंइतनी कचता ह ं ै, तो वीर्ष2027 मंउत्तर प्रदश म े ं 50 प्रकतशत कवीमेन कंकडडेट लेकर आइए। Madam, I was reading and I was really surprised. Is this our country? You never did it. I will read the constitutional provisions also. Do you know what is the voting percentage of women in India? Women voting percentage in this country is 65.78 per cent. येजो सरकारंचल रही हं, जो भी सरकार चल रही है, वीह वीमुेन वीोट से चल रही है। आपनेवीमुेन की ररस्पेक्ट नहं की, आपने कडसररस्पेक्ट की। … क्या गलत है? बैठ जाइए। … Madam, please read the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill. … मोदी जी की … टीम बहुत अच्छी है। बहुत अच्छी है। मोदी जी की … हैन … श्री राम जी के तो हनमान जी थ ु ेऔर मोदी जी के कपाल मं, भाग्य मं… कमल गया। क्या करगंे? … Madam, we protested on that day in 2023. Why did we protest? lease analyse it yourself. … Madam, when Article 334(A) was brought in the House, it mandated that 33 per cent reservation for women in the House of the People and State Assemblies, etc., shall come into effect only after a delimitation exercise is conducted, based on the first census published after the Act’s commencement.… (Interruptions) Why have you done it at that time? Why have you said that it will be done after the delimitation? Why have you not implemented this reservation policy immediately? We have said so, but you have not done it. You have made the point “after the delimitation”. The unfortunate part of it is that Article 334(A) was brought in 2023 which has been implemented in yesterday’s midnight. I do not know why the Parliamentary Affairs Minister has made the entire system of Parliamentary democracy a mockery. The Act which has not even given effect to, cannot be amended. How can this be amended? I do not understand this point. अमंडमंट कब होता है? कजसकी लाइफ होती है, उसकेबाद ही तो अमंडमंट होता है, आपनेलाइफ ही नहं दी और अमंडमंट लेकर चलेआए। Somebody must have advised our Law Minister yesterday: “What are you doing? You have not given effect to the Act.” तब रात मंनोकटकफकेशन कनकल गया। रात मंही नोकटकफकेशन कनकल गया कक अफेक्ट देदो, नहं तो the Government is carrying out totally a faulty procedure. Now, as far as as Article 334 is concerned, you could have done it, but, it is not done. The evil intentions of the present Bills have been brought in the House by calling today’s House to start the delimitation in the hottest manner. What is the problem? हमारा इलैक्शन चल रहा है, उिर हम लोगं को छोड़कर आना पड़ता हैलेककन जब गजरात म ु ंइलैक्शन होगा तब तो एक भी कदन हाउस नहं बैठेगा। … जब राजस्थान मंइलैक्शन हाेगा तब तो एक महीनेहाउस नहं बैठेगा। हा,ं जब उत्तर प्रदश म े ंइलैक्शन होगा तब हाउस मंनहं बैठेंगे। बगाल म ं ंहैतो कर दो भाई, सबको ले आओ, तकमलनाडुको ले आओ, वीह ताे अपोकजशन मंहैइसकलए उन लोगं को ले आओ। … This is totally unfair. … This is an attack on the democracy. This is not a level-playing field. This is unfortunate. Madam, I have seen a picture. It is widely circulated. I think, everyone must have seen it. The hon. Chief Justice of India along with his wife, pushing a button of an app to register their names in the Census. The process of Census has begun. Until the process of Census finished, how can there be any delimitation? Is it not totally inconsistent? You have introduced it. You have begun it. Now, in the midst of it, you are saying “no, we will go by 2011 Census”. Madam, I will give you some data. The first delimitation had taken place in 1953, Census was held in 1951. The second delimitation had taken place in 1963, Census was held in 1961. The third delimitation had taken place in 1973, Census was held in 1971. The fourth delimitation had taken place 2002, Census was held in 2001. Now, you are relying upon the Census of 2011. You are talking about this. From 2011 to 2026, 15 years have passed. You are making the law into a mockery. What right will you give to the people of this country? What right will you give? Madam, I do not have any objection. I am giving a suggestion, accept it. Fifty per cent reservation on the basis of this, let it be done. Secondly, 50 per cent of the Ministries should be reserved for women. The Prime Minister’s seat should also be reserved for women by rotation. … अर, मोदी जी तो नहं े आएगं े, क्या कचता ह ं ै? वीमुेन को 50 प्रकतशत देदीकजए। I respect hon. Speaker, Shri Om Birla ji. मझुेबहुत प्यार करतेहं, बहुत ररस्पेक्ट करतेहं, बहुत अच्छे व्यकक्त हं। But unfortunately, BJP will not come back in power in 2029. स्पीकर पद को भी मकहलाओंके कलए ररजवीषकर दीकजए… हम लोग राजी हं। अर, वीो लोग राजी नहं ह े ं, हम लोग राजी हं… क्या हम लोग राजी नहं हं? … Fifty per cent seats of Ministries should be reserved. … Why only Nirmala Sitharaman? Make more women Cabinet Ministers. … Madam, representation should be constitutional, not convenient. It should be done constitutionally. We oppose linking it with delimitation. Women reservation is not for bargaining. Today, you have brought it for the bargaining purpose to pass the Delimitation Bill. You are making this women representation Bill for the bargaining purpose. Why should it be accepted? We respect the women. हम लोग नारी शकि पर भरोसा करतेहं… मत्री जी, ं थोड़ा मेरेपास आ जाएगं े… हम काली जी और दगाुषजी को लेकर रहतेहं, आप तो कसफष ‘जय श्री राम’ लेकर रहतेहं। हम काली जी, दगाुषजी के भि हं। समझे? … हम लोग सब हं।… और श्री राम जी नेभी ककसकी पूजा की थी? दगाुषजी की पूजी की थी। … आप लोग सीता जी का नाम भी नहं लेतेहं। अर, सीता जी क े े नाम को छोड़कर राम जी कैसेहोतेहं? हम लोग ‘जय कसयाराम’ बोलतेहं, आप लोग ‘जय श्री राम’ बोलते हं। यही तो कडकस्टंक्शन है। हम सीता जी की भी ररस्पेक्ट करतेहं, आप लोग तो उनको भूल ही गए हं। Madam, give me some time. …Madam, TMC came into the power in the State of West Bengal. Hon. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s first step was 50 per cent reservation in the local bodies. आप वीहां दख लीकजए कक वीहा े ं क्या प्रावीिान है। We have done it. … अरेबैकठए, सीपीआई(एम) के साथ लड़नेकी कहम्मत नहं थी… बैकठए, वीेस्ट बगाल म ं ंडेमोक्रेसी लेआए हं। आप लोग क्या बात करतेहं, बैकठए… here is no constitutional necessity to increase seats or undertake delimitation to implement women reservation. इसकी जरूरत नहं है। The Bill empowers women in terms of seats but also empowers the executive in structure. Madam, what do we say? We will support the Bill on women’s reservation, but not with delimitation. We reject the attempt to bundle delimitation with representation reforms. I have another important constitutional question. The question is that you have bunched up everything, including Article 51, through the amendment. You are amending Article 51 along with this Bill. For passing the Bills, you need two-third majority. You do not have that. And for Article 51, you have to go to half of the States. How can you do it? This is a political gimmick; nothing more than that. You do not have any intention to make reservation for women. प्रिानमत्री जी प ं ूरा नौटंकी कर रहेहं, पूरा ड्रामा चल रहा है।
