Activists seek delinking of women’s reservation from Census, delimitation
The petition was signed by 488 women’s rights defenders and activists from 95 cities and districts of India. Image is for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu
On the eve of a special session of Parliament on the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act, women’s rights activists on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, demanded amendments to the law, delinking and limiting its implementation from the Census.
Approximately 500 activists, in their petition to all MPs, said that the state-by-state distribution of the 33% quota could be made according to the states’ seat shares and could be revised after each expansion of the legislature.
It was published – 15 April 2026 21:59 IST
