New Delhi, April 17 -- Congress MP KC Venugopal on Friday urged the government to withdraw the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 and implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, without changing the number of seats in the Lok Sabha.

If the government is unable to muster the two-thirds majority to pass a constitutional amendment to increase the Lok Sabha's strength up to 850, the Centre could consider withdrawing the Bill and move ahead with delimitation and women's reservation based on the 2027 Census.

Speaking to reporters at the Parliament premises, Venugopal asked the government to hold an all-party meeting and withdraw the constitutional amendment, and the Opposition will support the implementation of the reservation of...