New Delhi, April 13 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the three-day special session of Parliament from April 16 was called without consultations with the Opposition parties, as he sought an all-party meeting on the issue after the ongoing assembly polls. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, however, rejected Kharge's charge and said the government had engaged in dialogue and stressed the urgency of implementing women's reservation before 2029. In his letter, dated April 11, the Congress chief said that any "meaningful discussion would not be possible" since the government did not take the opposition into confidence and shared details of the proposed delimitation. The letter came on a day when the PM wrote to floor leaders in the both the Houses, calling for "collective action" to ensure that the reservation is in place by the 2029 Lok Sabha and assembly polls. Kharge said, "It has been 30 months since then [passage of the women's reservation bill], and now this special sitting has been called without taking us into confidence and your government is seeking our cooperation again without revealing any details on the delimitation going to be done." "Without details of the delimitation and other aspects, it would be impossible to have any useful discussion on this historic law." The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in 2023, but the reservation was to take effect only after a delimitation exercise and the ongoing census. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of two bills during the special sitting for the quota implementation before the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and the setting up of a delimitation commission. Kharge also urged the government to hold an all-party meeting after April 29, once the ongoing state elections conclude. "You mention in your letter that your government has engaged in dialogue with political parties regarding this. However, I am pained to point out that this goes against the truth," the Congress president said in the letter. He also alleged that "the calling of a special sitting during the ongoing state elections only reinforces our belief that your government is hurrying the implementation of the bill to gain political mileage rather than truly empower women." "Though in your letter you have mentioned that there was broad consensus for [women's reservation] its immediate implementation, you did not implement the same," Kharge added. Responding to the concerns, Rijiju said he had written to Kharge placing "facts on record" and highlighting consultations held with political parties. In his letter, Rijiju said, "As early as March 16, 2026, I had written to seek time for detailed discussions," adding that "multiple formal meetings have been held since March 19 with opposition parties and NDA partners." He further noted that "consultations were held with several political parties and outreach continues to build consensus," while emphasising that "any delay in initiating the process could push implementation beyond 2029."...