New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday adressed the Lok Sabha during the debate on the Women's reservation and Delimitation bills. PM Modi said that the legislation should ideally have been implemented 20–25 years ago and suggested it could have been further refined over time.
"The need was that when this idea was first conceived 25-30 years ago, and the need was felt, we should have implemented it, and today we have brought it to a mature stage. According to the need, it is also improved from time to time, and this is the beauty of democracy," he said.
"Ours is the Mother of Democracy. Our democracy has been a development journey for thousands of years, and all of us in this House have the auspicious opportunity to add a new dimension to this development journey," he added.
He further said,"We have already delayed it. Whatever the reasons may be, whoever is responsible, we must accept this reality. I know that when this process was underway, consultations were held with all parties. Except for one party, everyone we met did not raise any principled opposition. Whatever happened later, a political direction is being taken now"
Speaking on the delimitation, PM Modi assured that the process will ensure fairness without discrimination, stressing that neither northern nor southern regions will face injustice in representation.
Earlier in the day, three Bills related to women’s reservation and delimitation were introduced in the Lok Sabha.
18 Hours of Debate
Speaker Om Birla informed the House that discussions on the three Bills would continue for 15 to 18 hours, with voting scheduled for 4 pm on Friday.
The proposed Delimitation bill's implementation is tied to a population-based revision of constituencies based on the 2011 census, according to news agency ANI.
