This came after the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, was not passed in the Lok Sabha.

Wilson told ANI that he introduced a bill seeking to allocate 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies without tying it to delimitation or census exercises. He claimed the Chairman refused to allow him to move a notice under Rule 267 or let the bill be taken up for discussion, especially in the aftermath of three bills being rejected the previous day.

He accused the Centre of lacking genuine intent to implement women’s reservation, stating that linking the provision with delimitation and census would only delay its introduction. “The government doesn’t have any intention really, to give the reservation for the woman. Their approach clearly shows that they want to postpone it by linking it with delimitation and census. Even their bill talks about reservation only after delimitation is completed,” Wilson said.

He also noted that the process outlined by the Centre, including the formation of a Delimitation Commission and conducting a fresh census, would significantly delay implementation. “Therefore, again they wanted to postpone the women’s reservation,” Wilson added, warning that such conditions could lead to prolonged legal and political disputes.

Wilson revealed that, following instructions from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, he introduced a Private Member’s Constitution Amendment Bill seeking immediate implementation without any linkage to delimitation or census. “I had moved a private member bill asking for immediate commencement of reservation for women both in Lok Sabha and also the State Legislative Assemblies… without waiting for delimitation and without going for a census on the existing number of seats,” he said.

The proposed bill advocates implementing reservations within the current strength of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha and proposes similar provisions for State Assemblies, the National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Union Territories such as Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. Wilson emphasised that the reservation under his proposal would be permanent and not dependent on future exercises.

He added he had submitted a notice under Rule 267 seeking suspension of business in the Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue urgently. However, he alleged the Chairman did not allow the motion to proceed following the rejection of three bills in the Lok Sabha.

This controversy followed the BJP-led government’s failure to secure the required two-thirds majority to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill, which received 298 votes in favour and 230 against.

In response, BJP MP Laxmi Verma accused the Congress of opposing women’s empowerment: “Based on the remarks made by Congress members in the House yesterday, it was abundantly clear that they are opposed to the Women’s Reservation Bill, which essentially means they are anti-women,” she said.

Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav described the proposal as “anti-Dalit, anti-OBC,” alleging that “This is anti-Dalit, anti-OBC. When the Samajwadi Party demanded reservations for OBC women because it was a question of half the population, but these are the people who create divisions even among the other half. These are divisive people. They have always created divisions, distrust and fear in society, and with this weapon, they have remained in power. Now people have understood this.”

Congress MP Mallu Ravi accused the government of deliberately linking the bill to delimitation to ensure its defeat: “The BJP, with a strategy of not accepting the bill, has put the women’s reservation bill along with the delimitation bill… They knew that it would be defeated… BJP intended to defeat the bill; they do not want reservations because they are Manuvadi people. They are not a constitutionally working party. Any time the BJP puts this bill separately, only for reservation, the Congress and other INDIA alliance parties are enormously ready to pass the bill immediately.”

BJP leaders mounted a counterattack, with MP Kangana Ranaut expressing confidence in eventual passage of the bill: “All the women have become demotivated. However, we must place our trust in the Prime Minister. This bill is bound to be passed, if not today, then sooner or later,” she said.

MP Rekha Sharma criticised Congress for historical inaction on women’s reservation, stating: “Their intentions have always been bad. If Congress had good intentions, this bill would have been passed thirty years ago… They say they support women, but they only support the women in their family… I would say Rahul Gandhi should be ashamed of himself for talking so big and yet being nothing; he is hollow inside. His speech yesterday also showed that he is brainless… He should first learn how to behave in Parliament.”