New Delhi, April 9 The Congress will hold a meeting of its working committee on Friday, where the party's top leadership is expected to discuss the government's move to amend the law on women's reservation, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the conflict in West Asia, sources said.
The meeting comes just days before the three-day session of Parliament, during which the government is set to introduce bills to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to 816, with 273 reserved for women.
It is learnt that the Union Cabinet has approved draft bills seeking to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary elections and increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha.
Sources said the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be held at 3 pm at the party's Indira Bhawan headquarters here.
Top leaders will discuss the government's move to amend the law on women's reservation, the proposed delimitation exercise, and the conflict in West Asia, among other important matters, they said.
The Congress has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the proposal to amend the women's quota law for its early implementation as a poll issue.
The opposition party last week alleged that the government has called a "special session" of Parliament to pass bills related to amending the women's quota law and delimitation in order to "gain political mileage" in the elections in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, which, it claimed, is a "gross violation" of the model code of conduct.
Asserting that the government's push for a rushed delimitation exercise would have "dangerous consequences," Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh had said, "We do not want any disruption in the present differentials and relative strength."
The Congress has also cautioned against any haste in amending the Constitution regarding the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies, saying it is a sensitive matter, and the government must tread carefully, as the exercise might put several states like Tamil Nadu and Kerala at a significant disadvantage.
In addition, the Congress will review developments in the conflict in West Asia, including the recently announced two-week ceasefire involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
The Congress has been severely critical of the government's handling of the West Asia crisis and took a swipe at the government on Wednesday, saying that the role played by Pakistan in bringing about the ceasefire is a "severe setback" to Modi's "highly personalised diplomacy".
The opposition party also asked why Modi was not involved in the ceasefire negotiations.