India news: Modi slams Congress over women's quota vote

· DW

The Indian prime minister blamed the main opposition party for failing to pass a law reserving a third of parliamentary seats for women. The plan was tied to a redrawing of voting boundaries.

  • India's parliament fails to pass a vote on a controversial bill for the early implementation of a quota for women lawmakers that would have also seen the Lok Sabha grow to over 800 seats
  • The constitutional amendment bill was tabled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government
  • 298 members said yes to the bill and 230 voted no
  • Mod denounced the opposition for the failure, accusing them of female feticide.
  • The main opposition Congress party blamed Modi's plans to redraw constituency maps for the defeat
  • Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council Secretary Rustem Umerov met with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval

This blog is now closed. Below is a roundup of the latest developments from India on Saturday, April 18: