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Kharge says Modi used women’s reservation to push delimitation to defeat DMK
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Modi used women’s reservation as a ruse to trigger delimitation to defeat the DMK in Tamil Nadu. He made the remark during a joint campaign with DMK leader and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in Hosur, and said the Constitution Amendment Bill was not about women’s reservation, noting a 2023 bill had already been passed with Opposition support.
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The claims frame a contentious constitutional debate and electoral strategy in Tamil Nadu ahead of elections.
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Kharge accuses Modi of using women’s reservation to push delimitation
April 19, 2026
During a joint campaign in Hosur with DMK leader and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that Modi needed women’s reservation as a ruse to bring in delimitation to defeat the DMK in Tamil Nadu. He said the Constitution Amendment Bill had nothing to do with women’s reservation.
Women's reservation bill passed with Opposition support (2023)
2023
The article notes that a women's reservation bill had already been passed in 2023 with the support of the Opposition.