The Conference demanded introduction of representative assemblies for the advancement of the people of India. The National Conference was in many ways the precursor of the Indian National Congress. The founding of the Indian National Congress. At its very first session, the Congress passed a resolution asking for constitutional reforms and for the admission of a considerable proportion of elected members to the Legislative Councils and the right to discuss the budget. Delivering his Presidential Address at the first session in Kolkata, W.C. Banerjee described the Congress as the National Assembly of India. The demand for reform and expansion of the Legislative Councils continued to be made by every annual Congress and became more vociferous from year to year. The Congress considered the reform the Councils at the root of all other reforms. At the same time, Viceroy Lord Dufferin publicly dismissed Congressmen as "a microscopic minority" and said because democratic methods of government or the adoption of parliamentary system to India would be a very big jump into the unknown. In response, speaking on the resolution on the reform of Legislative Councils, at the fifth Congress Session at Bombay (1999), Bannerjea said "If you get that, you get everything else. On it depends the entire future of the country and the future of our administrative system. The Indian Councils Act of 1892 enlarged the Legislative Council to consist of 'not less than ten nor more than sixteen' additional members. In the case of the Governor-General's Legislative Council, or the Indian Legislative Council as it came to be known, five more "additional" members were brought in, one being nominated by the non-official members of each of the four Provincial Council. Kumar Said the commission should reconsider the provision of bringing the reproductive rate to 1.7. He said the population stabilises when the reproductive growth rate is at least 2.1. While Kumar was not available for comment, VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal told TOI that historically it is the Hindu community that adheres to laws, especially population laws. This will trigger a negative growth rate among Hindus, which is not desirable at this point of time, he said. VHP otherwise, welcomes the objective of the policy which envisages stabilisation of the population. Chief minister Uddhave Thackeray may soon reshuffle his cabinet, particularly the Congress ministers following a plea by the party. A congress minister told TOI on Tuesday said  the AICC has proposed a reshuffle among Congress cabinet members. "It has been proposed to drop two cabinet members and induct two new ministers in their place, "he said. The Congress minister said the AICC recently took a review of the performance of all the Congress cabinet members and felt it was time to drop non-performing mistakes. "It was felt that some Congress cabinet members were not visible during the pandemic Congress has already prepared the list of ministers who will be dropped.

