Delimitation Bill will ensure that minorities do not have political, electJral power: NC MP

National Conference member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday (April 16, 2026) that the delimitation Bill would impact the constituencies in such a way that “minorities will cease to have political and electoral power.”

He said the gerrymandering of seats done in Jammu and Kashmir through the delimitation exercise would be repeated across the country.

“The Prime Minister misled that we are against the women’s reservation Bill, it was already passed in 2023. We are against the delimitation and gerrymandering to be done through it as we have experienced in Kashmir. Delimitation was done in a way to benefit one political party — the BJP; to affect the balance between the Hindus and Muslims in Jammu, and they were successful…Assembly constituencies were delimited on communal lines…The Bill will ensure that their one vote does not have the same value as those from other communities…We don’t want the country to suffer on communal lines,” Mr. Mehdi said.