Mohan Yadav slams Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and questions her earlier campaign message on women’s empowerment; he says the Congress will “pay the price for its actions”
The govt. wanted to divide the INDIA alliance and deploy their usual tactics to push through the Constitution Amendment Bill but they had not anticipated the unity in the alliance which is why they appear rattled, the Congress leader says; the next Kerala CM will be chosen in a democratic fashion, says Mr. Venugopal, who played the role of a troubleshooter during the Assembly election campaign
Mr. Thakur condemned the Congress, TMC, DMK, and the Samajwadi Party for blocking the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill
He terms the defeat of the Bill in the Parliament as a humiliation to the BJP-led NDA government and a victory to the Congress-led INDIA bloc
With 131st Constitution Amendment Bill failing, implementation now remains contingent on Census and delimitation under 2023 Act
The Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, 2026, which sought to redistribute Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 2011 Census to expedite the implementation of women’s reservation was defeated on the floor of the Lok Sabha on Friday. But what does it mean for the future of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State legislatures and can the women’s quota be implemented under any scenario before the 2029 general elections?
The BJP-led government failed to secure the required two-thirds majority to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill; in the Lok Sabha voting, 298 members supported the Bill while 230 opposed it
Officials said that police used water cannons to disperse women protesters who were marching towards the Congress leader’s residence
The Opposition parties defeated the bill citing adverse impact on small States, South and North Eastern States despite promise by Narendra Modi for the equal increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats: April 17 was a black day in Indian political history, said Mr. Naidu
While the BJP termed the development a “black day” and accused the Congress and other Opposition parties of betraying women, the Congress and its allies asserted that the quota law, passed in 2023, should be implemented immediately
In a post on Facebook, Union Minister says it was ‘not just a Bill, but the aspirations of millions of Indian women that were defeated’
“The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, essential for the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', is a blow to the honour of 'Bharat Mata' [Mother India]. It is a betrayal of the entire woman power of the nation; it is an infringement upon their democratic rights,” says Adityanath
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had accused the government of “hiding behind women” to alter the country’s electoral map.
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Mr. Stalin said: “On April 23, we will defeat Delhi’s arrogance, together with slaves who support that arrogance.”
There were 298 ayes, 230 noes, zero abstentions with 528 present and voting
Rahul Gandhi says Constitution Amendment Bill is “nothing short of an anti-national act” and said the Opposition is going to defeat the attempt to “attack the nation state”
A Constitutional Amendment Bill must secure two-thirds of majority votes in both Houses, and get ratified by at least 50% State legislatures, if it affects the federal structure, before receiving an assent from President.
The proposed amendments, in effect, mean that State Assemblies will see a change in their total number of seats, depending on population changes and constituency boundaries within States will also be redrawn as part of the delimitation exercise