The Congress on Friday attacked the Modi government over the delay in proroguing Parliament after it was adjourned sine die, saying it had set a new record. The party also alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah was trying to secure a “super-tainted” two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha to get the Constitution Amendment Bill involving delimitation passed.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh also questioned why the government was refusing to convene an all-party meeting on its delimitation proposals to build what he called the broadest possible consensus. He asked why there was “secrecy and mystery” on an issue of such importance to the fundamentals of the Indian republic.
While adjournment sine die terminates the sitting of a House without setting a specific date for reassembling, it leaves the session itself legally open. Until the session is formally prorogued by the President, the House remains technically in session.
In a post on X, Ramesh said, “So today the Modi government has set a new record, bettering its own set in 2015. The gap between the adjournment of Parliament sine die and its prorogation has reached 29 days. The gap for the 2015 Monsoon Session was 28 days.” He said the gap for the 2026 Monsoon Session was increasing by the day with no clear prospect of early prorogation, and added that the gap is normally just three to four days.
Ramesh said, “It is abundantly clear that the Union Home Minister was severely wounded by the stunning defeat he had inflicted on himself and his Govt with his staggering arrogance in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026.”
He further alleged, “He is now plotting a comeback to secure a super-tainted two-thirds majority to get the Constitution Amendment Bill passed in the Lok Sabha. He has already engineered a split in three parties that had voted against the Bill on April 17, 2026 and is using threats, intimidation and incentives to get others (who had also voted against the Bill) to change their stance.”
The Congress leader further said the home minister did not have the numbers, but his “bravado, bluff and bluster” would not let him “read the writing on the wall”. He said, “By not proroguing the Monsoon Session, the self-styled Chanakya may think he is playing mind games and indulging in psy-ops.
But this is silly since the government can convene a session any time it wants to for any purpose.” Ramesh added that Shah was keeping the suspense going in the belief that the Opposition would get rattled, and said the home minister could “continue to hallucinate”.
The Congress has been questioning the delay in proroguing Parliament’s Monsoon session, saying “something fishy” was going on and alleging that the government was trying to conjure up a “super-tainted” two-thirds majority, though it would not succeed.
During the Budget session on April 17, the Modi government suffered a setback when the Constitution amendment bill involving delimitation for implementing women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was defeated in the Lower House. Of the 528 MPs who voted, 298 supported the bill and 230 opposed it, while 352 votes were needed for a two-thirds majority.
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