Women Reservation
Modi accuses opposition of 'betraying women' after Lok Sabha defeats women's reservation bill
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Following the April 17 Lok Sabha rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, for 33% women's quota post-delimitation, PM Narendra Modi and BJP leaders lambasted opposition parties as anti-women, while critics reiterated concerns over north-south imbalance. Modi to rally women in Varanasi on April 28.
Nearly two weeks after the Lok Sabha rejected the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill for 33% women's quota tied to delimitation, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a resolution on April 30 condemning Congress, Samajwadi Party, and INDIA bloc parties for opposing it during a special session on women’s empowerment.
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In the ongoing special parliamentary session, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026—for one-third women's reservation tied to delimitation—failed in Lok Sabha on Friday with 298 votes in favour and 230 against, missing the required two-thirds majority of 352 out of 528. This follows the bills' contentious introduction the previous day. Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi branded it a 'shameful law,' drawing a sharp rebuke from Home Minister Amit Shah, as BJP vowed nationwide protests.
Congress has reiterated support for the women’s reservation law but opposes delimitation without a fresh census. The party plans to convene a meeting of INDIA bloc leaders on April 15. It urged the government to hold an all-party meeting after April 29.