Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Raising the stakes in the ongoing political battle over gender representation, Congress Working Committee member and MP Praniti Shinde on Monday accepted Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ challenge for an open debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill.Shinde further escalated the challenge by demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also join the discussion.Addressing a press conference with party MP Shobha Bachhav, Shinde accused the BJP of using the reservation issue …
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Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The Punjab Congress on Monday warned against the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, saying it will reduce the proportionate share of states like Punjab and increase that of states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The party also criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party government for sabotaging the Women’s Reservation Bill and trying to blame the Opposition for it.The party further took a dig at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s foreign trip…
Ahmedabad, April 20 (IANS) Fifty per cent reservation for women in local self-government institutions was made possible due to the efforts of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress party, Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil said on Monday while campaigning for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections. Addressing election meetings across various wards in Ahmedabad, Gohil said the measure had strengthened women’s participation at the grassroots level.He added that altho…
Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) The political temperature rose sharply in Madhya Pradesh on Monday as the Congress and the BJP engaged in a fierce war of words following the defeat of the women’s reservation Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, with both sides accusing each other of undermining women’s empowerment.At a press conference in Bhopal, Congress leader Shobha Oza mounted a strong attack on the BJP-led Centre, alleging that the proposed law was designed to delay implementation by…
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Sunday strongly criticised the BJP following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to nation on the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, accusing the government of undermining the Constitution and federal structure in the name of women’s reservation.Leading the attack, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari alleged that the government’s intentions were not aligned with genuine empowerment. He said, “I want to say it very clearly, Prime M…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Congress leaders launched a sharp attack on the Union government following the rejection of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of lacking intent and politicising the issue of women’s reservation.Congress MP Imran Masood criticised the Union government’s approach, saying, “I had said it yesterday itself — they don’t want to do anything. For them, this was just event management, and it flopped. I had already said that this i…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of consistently opposing caste-based census and reservations for Other Backwards Classes (OBCs) throughout its decades in power. Replying to the ongoing debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill and associated delimitation proposals during the special Parliament session, Shah asserted that the Congress has never genuinely supported social justice measur…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday labelled Congress as the biggest anti-OBC (Other Backwards caste) party, while asserting that at least 27 ministers in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government belong to the OBC community. Replying to the debate on the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, Amit Shah charged the Congress with not only opposing women’s reservation but also being perennially against the OBCs and Dalits.He said that the Co…
Jaipur, April 17 (IANS) A political confrontation has intensified in Rajasthan over the removal of four books from the school curriculum, with state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra alleging a “conspiracy to erase history,” while Education and Panchayati Raj Minister Madan Dilawar has strongly rebutted the claims.Hitting back, Minister Madan Dilawar on Friday accused the Congress party of misleading the public and asserted that the party itself has a history of disrespecting eminent leade…
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asserted that the Congress has always been a strong supporter of women’s reservation, stating that the vision dates back to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who pioneered the inclusion of women in grassroots democracy.In a statement, Gehlot said the credit for bringing lakhs of women into political leadership over the past 25–30 years goes to Rajiv Gandhi and the Congress, which int…