TMC MP Derek O’Brien has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to convene an all-party meeting if the government plans to introduce and pass any delimitation bill and the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment (FCRA) Bill 2026, respectively.
In a letter dated July 19, the TMC member confirmed that any legislation related to border demarcation was not included in the Parliamentary Bulletin that lists government business to be taken up during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.
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“However, given your government’s questionable record of flouting parliamentary rules and conventions, we question your intentions,” the TMC member wrote.
Referring to past instances, he continued, “May I cite just one of the many examples? The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill, 2019, which stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its state status, was included in the Supplementary List of Business that reached the Members of Parliament at 11.18 am. Incredibly, the bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha at 11.07 am, 11 minutes before the Supplementary List of Business was circulated!”
Highlighting concerns over border demarcation, the TMC MP asserted that the Center must refrain from using ‘cloak and dagger’ tactics while introducing such vital legislation.
Describing the FCRA bill as “draconian”, he said the legislation risks weakening and destroying institutions that have served India’s poorest and most marginalized communities for decades in the education and health sectors.
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“This includes 54,000 educational institutions run by the Christian community, sponsoring six crore students, of all denominations, every year, across the country. The Bill seeks to impose excessive executive control on several organizations that are doing great work for the upliftment of society. Organizations of international repute doing daily charitable work will also be adversely affected by this proposed stringent legislation. Also, Articles 19 and 26 of our great Constitution must be protected. Your Honorable Prime Minister, before you and wrote: “The Govt. “Indulge yourself in more cowboy legislation — like the farm bills that later had to be repealed — and I urge you to convene an all-party meeting as soon as possible.”
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On 17 April 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 – were defeated in the Lok Sabha, receiving only 298 votes against the required supermajority of 352 out of 528 members present and voting during a specially convened parliamentary session. The bill proposes to expand Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850, enable delimitation on the basis of the 2011 Census, and enable reservation for women under the Nari Shakti Vandhan Adhinyam Act 2023.
