New Delhi, April 16 -- Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on Thursday reiterated his party's support for the Women's Reservation Bill, while expressing concerns over linking it to the Delimitation Bill.

Citing a letter from BJD President Naveen Patnaik to Odisha MPs, Patra highlighted the party's history of championing women's representation in Panchayati Raj institutions.

His remarks comes amid an ongoing special sitting of Parliament, conveyed by the government till April 18 to pass the amendment to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam for taking into consideration and passing of the Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in as much as these are dependent upon the Constitution (One Hun...