Delimitation Bill Collapse: A Setback for Women's Reservation or Power Play?

New Delhi: The Delimitation Bill collapsed in Parliament. It was described as a setback for women's reservation. Naish Hasan spoke to former Lucknow University vice-chancellor Professor Roop Rekha Verma on the subject. Here are some key points of the conversation: The Delimitation Bill could not be passed in Parliament, would you say? It was a good thing. The haste with which the bill was brought to Parliament, and the false facade of women's reservation, made it clear that it was not a healthy idea to bring the bill, but to increase its hold on power by reversing the delimitation. The Women's Reservation Bill had already been passed by the Lok Sabha once. The delay in its implementation had already raised questions about the government's intentions. Thus, the strategy to reintroduce it did not confuse anyone. It was not difficult to understand that women's reservation is only a cover within which the script of another game of power is being written.