New Delhi : Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the Monsoon Session of Parliament had remained unprorogued for 60 days after being adjourned sine die on August 13, 2026, describing the delay as unprecedented and accusing the Narendra Modi government of failing to secure the numbers required to pass its proposed delimitation legislation.
In a post on the social media platform X, Ramesh said the gap between the adjournment of a session and its formal prorogation had “broken all records long ago”, surpassing the previous record of a 28-day delay following the Monsoon Session in 2015.
He alleged that the government’s efforts to muster a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha for its proposed delimitation Bills had failed, claiming that several allies of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had also opposed the legislation. According to Ramesh, these allies had subsequently become more vocal in expressing their reservations.
The Congress leader also linked the parliamentary impasse to what he termed “GyaneshGate”, referring to the Opposition’s campaign against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and its allegations concerning the functioning of the Election Commission of India.
“The evil designs of the PM and the HM were defeated resoundingly in the Lok Sabha on April 17, 2026 because of the unity and solidarity of the Opposition,” Ramesh said, adding that Opposition unity remained intact despite what he alleged were efforts by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to split some Opposition parties.
Ramesh urged the Modi government to prorogue both Houses of Parliament and initiate a genuine all-party dialogue on delimitation, an exercise involving the redrawing of electoral constituencies. He said Opposition leaders had repeatedly demanded consultations on the way forward, arguing that such a consequential exercise required wider political agreement.
The delimitation controversy has become a major point of contention between the government and the Opposition, particularly over the implications of redrawing parliamentary constituencies and the proposed legislative framework. The government would need to secure the requisite parliamentary support for any constitutional amendments involved in the process, while the Opposition has pressed for consultations and safeguards before decisions are taken.
Ramesh, however, said the government would first have to address the Opposition’s demands concerning the Election Commission. These include the resignation of Gyanesh Kumar as Chief Election Commissioner, suspension of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and measures to restore public confidence in the electoral system.
He alleged that the election system had been “very badly subverted” and questioned whether those whom he accused of undermining it could be expected to take corrective action themselves.
“Ultimately, however, the Constitution will prevail and the resolve of the people will overcome,” Ramesh said.
The Congress has repeatedly accused the Election Commission of undermining the integrity of electoral processes through its handling of electoral-roll revisions and related decisions. The poll body and the government have maintained that electoral-roll revision is part of the statutory process for ensuring accurate voter lists, while the Opposition has demanded greater transparency and safeguards against the exclusion of eligible voters.
The latest intervention by Ramesh brings the questions of parliamentary procedure, delimitation and electoral credibility into a common political argument, with the Congress insisting that the government should pursue dialogue on the future of constituency redrawing while addressing the Opposition’s concerns over the conduct of elections.
