New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday claimed that the present government has made a new record with Parliament adjourned sine die and not prorogued for 88 days, which he alleged was to "manipulate" a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha for the Delimitation Bill.

In an X post, Ramesh cited Union Parliamentary Minister Kiren Rijiju's letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, in which he mentioned Parliament not being prorogued for 87 days in 2008. In a jibe at the Centre, Ramesh said that a new record was set by the government today by breaking that mark.

He wrote, "Today is 88 days since Parliament was adjourned sine die and has still NOT been prorogued. The 8th edition of the authoritative Practice and Proced...