India, April 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that the amendments to expedite the roll-out of the women's reservation in legislative bodies by 2029, including the proposal to increase the seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% and delimitation based on the 2011 census, will not discriminate against or do injustice to anyone. He cautioned that those who have opposed reservations in the past have had to pay a heavy price for a long time.

The Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-first Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, seek to raise Lok Sabha seats and conduct delimitation based on the latest, effectively the 2011 census figures, to roll out the q...