Linking the amendment in Women’s Reservation Bill, which was already passed in Parliament in 2023, to the Delimitation Bill was a clandestine act to push through delimitation without discussion of facts, says BJD chief and Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik in special Assembly session
The protest came ahead of the special one-day session of the Assembly during which the government is expected to move a censure motion against Opposition parties, holding them responsible for the failure to pass the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha
Morcha State general secretary says blocking ‘Nari Shakti Vandan’ undermines women’s dignity, announces protest at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium in Vijayawada
BJP to reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill, says BJP Andhra Pradesh general secretary Nagothu Ramesh; party to hold State-wide protests against Congress in Vijayawada on April 24, 25
Women have been denied crucial opportunities due to the actions of the Congress and the DMK, and such practices will not be tolerated, Amit Shah said
BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti Irani accuse the Congress of a ‘history’ of neglecting women’s welfare and sabotaging its own Bills, and treating women as political tools rather than respecting them as equal citizens
NDA’s attempt to gain political mileage ahead of the elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal has been successfully thwarted by the Opposition, he says
Siddaramaiah described the events that unfolded in Parliament as ‘deceptive political drama’ orchestrated by the NDA government; Karnataka BJP says it will hold protests against the Congress’s ‘anti-women’ stance
Why did the Women’s Reservation Bill fail in India? This video explains the 33% reservation plan, the Lok Sabha vote, delimitation, and how political power and seat redistribution led to the Bill’s collapse.
“This is a decisive setback for the Modi government’s attempt to redraw India’s political map under the guise of women’s reservation,” says CPI general secretary D. Raja
The timing of these “feelers” is significant. In 2027, seven States go to polls, four of which are ruled by the BJP
Opposition leaders in Kerala, including Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal, UDF MP N.K. Premachandran and CPI leader Annie Raja, say they are in favour of reservation for women in the current strength of Parliament, but will not accept delimitation provisions being ‘brought under its garb’
The government has convened a three-day special session, beginning April 16, to amend the Constitution so that the women’s reservation law can be implemented in the 2029 Lok Sabha election after carrying out the delimitation exercise
The proposed legislation seeks to expand the Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 850, addressing demographic shifts since the last adjustment in 1976, thus reshaping political power across the nation.
SP chief alleges delimitation exercise will ignore caste data from upcoming Census and enable gerrymandering ahead of the 2029 general election
Parties across the Opposition, and even some allies, flag concerns over ambiguity on delimitation and federal balance
Chief Minister Writes to party leaders and MPs seeking support for ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, terms April 16 a historic moment for gender equality
Public meetings, scooty rallies and signature drives to be held across key cities, says State party president, calls Bill a decisive step towards women’s political empowerment
Tharoor also asserted that Congress is committed to a one-third reservation for women, but the same should be inclusive and fair