India, March 27 -- With the BJP-led Centre likely to convene a special session of Parliament to pass amendments to the Women's Reservation Act, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, asking why the Government was in a "great hurry" to amend the women's quota law.

In his letter to Rijiju, Kharge also reiterated that an all-party meeting should be held on the matter after the current round of Assembly elections is completed in April.

Kharge's letter came in response to one from the Union Minister to the Congress chief seeking a meeting with the party on plans to amend the Nari Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, for its implementation.

"I have just received your letter on 26th March 2026. ...