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The Congress challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately implement the women’s reservation law, after he dubbed the opposition party a hindrance to women’s rights. The charge came after the government failed to secure its position in Parliament, framing delimitation as a women’s rights measure.<\/p>\n
Accusing the government of failing to implement the law for three years, the party demanded that the 33% quota be applied to the existing 543 Lok Sabha seats. It opposed delaying implementation until a delimitation exercise, noting that the women’s reservation law had already been passed in 2023.<\/p>\n
The party has urged implementation in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, and called for the inclusion of backward-class women within the 33% quota. It framed the issue as a test of the government’s commitment to women’s empowerment.<\/p>\n
The Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill, 2026, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, receiving 298 votes in favour and 230 against, as a two-thirds majority is required to pass a constitutional amendment in Parliament. Since then, the party and the government have been at loggerheads, engaging in verbal exchanges and accusing each other of derailing the process.<\/p>\n
However, credit must be given to the Congress for mobilising the opposition to vote against the constitutional amendment bill, which lacked representation of the southern and northeastern states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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