K Annamalai Vs Congress MP Tharoor over women’s reservation bill at Stanford India Conference

Added: 2026-05-19

[00:00:00]Today, we are in Mother's Day.

[00:00:01]And India rightfully is demanding a 33% reservation rightfully. Sir, today you can vote for it. Today, you can vote for vote for it immediately. Don't link it to delimitation. Have three 2/3 1/3 reservation for women in today's Parliament will all vote for it.

[00:00:15]>> numbers come, will not Indian states agree? Let us imagine census number come by 2027, 2028, or 2029, let us imagine.

[00:00:22]Will states like UP agree?

[00:00:24]If a state like UP stands up and say, "No, the proportional representation, one person, one vote. We need more number of MPs." Where will we go and put our head? A grand bargain is a bargain where every state should come to a conclusion that this is the solution.

[00:00:37]Unfortunately, it does not happen.

[00:00:38]>> Our Parliament of 850 is also a disaster. As it is with 543, many people don't get a chance to speak, to debate, to discuss.

[00:00:44]>> I'm seeing the MPs only in the papers, sir. At least I don't have the opportunity So, then we also need to work out what the MLAs do, what the councilors do, especially where and and what the MPs do, so we can have a distinction rather than going to 850.