Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its allies, accusing them of spreading misinformation and “fanning divisions” over the issue of delimitation.
In an address to the nation, a day after a bill to implement women’s reservation in the legislature was defeated in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi said that the Opposition was deliberately ‘lying’ and attempting to create fault lines in society under the pretext of delimitation.
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“Congress and its allies are continuously lying over delimitation. They want to fan the flames of division under this pretext. Congress has learned the politics of divide and rule from the British as its heritage. Even today, Congress is functioning the same. Congress has always fanned the sentiments which create fractures within the country,” the Prime Minister said.
He also accused Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress (TMC) of spreading misinformation that delimitation would cause a loss to a few states.
“Misinformation was spread that delimitation would cause a loss to a few states. But the government has made it clear from the first day itself that neither the proportion of a state’s representation will change nor will anyone’s representation be lower. Seats of all states will be increased in an equal proportion. Still, Congress, DMK, TMC, SP and other parties are not ready to accept this,” PM Modi alleged.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister said opposition parties that opposed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament were taking women’s power for granted.
“Today, every citizen of India is witnessing how the march of India’s women has been halted. The dreams of the country’s women have been mercilessly crushed, and despite our utmost efforts, we could not succeed,” he said.
The Prime Minister said the bill was designed to strengthen women’s empowerment while ensuring that no existing rights or representation were reduced.
“I expected the Congress to correct its past mistakes, but it missed an opportunity to script new history. The family-run parties do not want women to move forward as that could end their selfish politics,” he said.
“A woman forgets everything, but not her insult; this insult by the Congress and its allies will always remain in every woman’s heart,” he added.
The Centre on Friday failed to secure parliamentary approval for the bill needed to amend the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 required a two-thirds majority to be passed but did not clear the threshold. In the vote, 298 MPs supported the proposal while 230 opposed it.
Opposition parties have said they are open to backing women’s reservation, but only if it is separated from the disputed delimitation exercise.
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