Priyanka Gandhi warns move towards delimitation is an ‘open attack on democracy’

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday (April 16, 2026) said the government, in the guise of implementing women’s reservation wanted to slice and dice constituencies to ensure its victory in the next elections and that this was an “open attack” on democracy. 

Participating in the debate on the three Bills seeking changes to the women’s quota law, and the setting up of a Delimitation Commission, Ms. Gandhi alleged the first steps towards weakening democracy had been taken when the government made the media and the Election Commission of India captive, and was now taking that assault a step further. “If this Constitution Amendment Bill is passed, democracy will be finished in India,” she said.