Women's Reservation or Legislature Expansion? The ‘hidden agenda’ behind India's Special Session

In this episode of Off The Beaten Track, policy analyst and civil society voice Radha Kumar unpacks the government's move to pass the Women's Reservation Bill in a special Parliament session — arguing that women's reservation is being used as cover to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 816 seats. She raises serious concerns about rushed legislation, communal delimitation, the sidelining of the opposition, and what a bloated, debate-starved Parliament means for Indian democracy. 00:01 – Opening context 03:56 – Bill focus 06:18 – Linkage logic 08:06 – Timeline shift 14:05 – Expansion debate 18:49 – Delimitation risks 21:27 – Public trust 24:49 – Parliament functioning 34:52 – Opposition dilemma 37:57 – Implementation method #offthebeatentrack #radhakumar #womensreservationbill #loksabha #parliament #indiandemocracy #delimitation #indianpolitics #oppositionvoices #policyanalysis --- ▶For the latest news and analysis - https://thefederal.com/  ▶RSS Feed - https://thefederal.com/google_feeds.xml ▶For more explainers, and interesting videos - https://thefederal.com/category/videos ▶To watch The Federal's shows listed together for your easy access, click here:    • The Federal Programmes   Follow The Federal News here - ▶Website: https://thefederal.com/ ▶Facebook:   / thefederal.india   ▶X: https://x.com/TheFederal_News ▶Instagram:   / thefederal_india   ▶LinkedIn:   / thefederal   ▶Whatsapp channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... ▶Threads: TheFederal India (@thefederal_india) ▶Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fy3utP... #TheFederal #India #BreakingNews #LatestNews #News #Delhi #Mumbai #Parliament #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi #Politics #Business #Economy Download The Federal App here - ▶Android - http://bit.ly/3DJSkiu ▶iPhone - http://bit.ly/TheFederalios