New Delhi, April 16 -- Congress leader KC Venugopal on Thursday called upon the government to withdraw the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026 in its current form and convene an all-party meeting to evolve a consensus.

Speaking in Lok Sabha on the bill, which seeks to implement women's reservation from the 2029 general elections, he said the government intends to push delimitation in the garb of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill.

Referring to the opposition's objections to the Delimitation Bill and the manner in which seats are sought to be increased in Lok Sabha, he accused the government of using women's reservation as a weapon to destroy democracy in the country

"You are trying to diminish the statu...