India, April 16 -- Opposition parties on Wednesday vowed unity to defeat the government's legislative proposals to expand the strength of the Lok Sabha to 850 for implementing 33% women's reservation as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called the bills "anti-national" a day ahead of Parliament's special sitting.

Gandhi demanded that women's reservation should take into account the caste enumeration proposed in the 2027 census.

"The truth is if Modi ji has his way, the share of smaller states, southern states and the northeast states will be reduced, which is a major loss for them. I consider this as anti-national activity. Our stand is clear: if you want to reserve seats, do it on the basis of the OBC census an...