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.

PM Modi said opposition parties had "mercilessly crushed" dreams of women by not allowing the women's reservation bill to pass in Parliament

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said opposition parties had “mercilessly crushed” the dreams of women by not allowing the women’s reservation bill to pass in Parliament despite the government’s best efforts. In an address to the nation, a day after a bill to implement women’s reservation in legislatures was defeated […]

PM Narendra Modi compared the Opposition's defeating the bill to reserve seats for women to female foeticide. The use of foeticide sharpens the messaging, adds a grisly imagery, and associates the Opposition with a hideous crime.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation with "another web of

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday blasted the Opposition parties after the delimitation and women's reservation bills were defeated in Parliament and accuded the opposition parties of feticide. Addressing the nation, PM Modi said that the Congress and its allies have murdered the fetus of right in front of the entire country in the House. He also said that while the bills were defeated due to lack of 66% votes, 100% women of the country supports the government. We didn't get the necessary 66 percent votes to pass the bill... but I know that the blessings of 100 percent of the country's women's power are with us. I assure every woman in the country that we will remove every obstacle in the path of women's reservation, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Saturday, a day after the Women's Reservation Bill was defeated in Parliament. Earlier in the day, PM Modi told his Cabinet that the Opposition had committed a mistake by blocking the bill.

Opposition slams PM Modi for using official address to attack rivals and delaying women's reservation law implementation.

Opposition slams PM Modi for using official address to attack rivals and delaying women's reservation law implementation.

PM Modi mounted a strong offensive against opposition parties after the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha

A political firestorm erupts after PM Narendra Modi’s address following the women’s reservation bill defeat, with Mallikarjun Kharge, Jairam Ramesh and Manish Tewari accusing him of partisan attacks, misinformation and targeting Opposition parties.

 Prime Minister strongly criticised the opposition, specifically naming the Congress, TMC, and DMK, saying they celebrated after the bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha.

During his post-adjournment chat with BJP’s Kiren Rijiju in Lok Sabha, Shashi Tharoor explained why he cannot be labelled "anti-women", a point he claimed the Union Minister agreed with.

PM Modi addresses the nation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday evening addressed the nation, focusing on the Women’s Reservation Bill and its recent setback in Parliament.  

His remarks came after Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hailed the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, saying that the government’s attempt to alter the federal structure and weaken democracy was defeated and stopped.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has confirmed that PM Narendra Modi will speak to the nation at 8:30 PM tonight. This sudden broadcast comes just one day after the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, marking a historic legislative impasse.  

A day after the Women’s Reservation Bill collapsed in the Lok Sabha, BJP leader Smriti Irani launched a blistering attack on the Opposition

The Women's Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam), enacted in 2023 as the 106th Constitutional Amendment, reserves 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies (including a sub-quota for SC/ST women).

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking with ANI, Zinta, who is organisational secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, said the Congress has consistently supported women's reservation and accused the BJP of "deflecting blame despite unclear intent and policy." India News | Our Party Has Long History of Empowering Women, Says Himachal Congress Leader.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the nation at 8:30 pm tonight. It is expected that the Prime Minister will speak on the issue of the Women's Reservation Bill, which failed to pass in Parliament after the opposition blocked it.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the address to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Act' reflects the Central Government's commitment to respecting and empowering women in the country. India News | PM Modi Exposed Opposition's Stance on Women Reservation Act: Uttarakhand CM Dhami.

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has launched a sharp political attack on the Opposition, accusing it of blocking the Women’s Reservation Bill

PM Modi's address to nation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an address to the nation on Saturday. In his speech, the Prime Minister also accused the Congress of opposing women’s reservation over the years and alleged that efforts to introduce such measures had repeatedly been blocked.