Mallikarjun Kharge has sent his fourth letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding an all-party meeting to discuss new delimitation proposals. The Congress chief cited an 'unprecedented' 64-day delay since the Monsoon Session was adjourned sine die on August 13, with both Houses of Parliament still not prorogued.
The tone is sharp. Kharge reminded Modi of the failed attempt on April 17, where the initial Constitutional Amendment Bill lost the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. He noted that despite writing on April 11, July 16, and August 27, the Prime Minister never convened the requested consultation. "Please do not once again try and bulldoze a far-reaching Constitutional Amendment Bill through Parliament as you attempted earlier and that met its well-deserved fate," Kharge wrote.
Jairam Ramesh, Congress general secretary (communications), shared the letter on X, highlighting the government's lack of response to previous communications. Ramesh framed the correspondence as a direct challenge to the Modi government's planning, stating, "Mallikarjun Kharge ji has just written to the prime minister on the unprecedented delay in proroguing the Monsoon Session of Parliament and any moves the Modi government may be planning."
Kharge argued that all political parties need sufficient time to deliberate among themselves and with other stakeholders before finalizing such a constitutional change. The ball is now in Modi's court. A response, or a scheduled all-party meeting, is expected soon as the political deadlock over seat redistribution deepens.