There was a heated debate in the Lok Sabha on the Women’s Reservation Bill. Priyanka Gandhi targeted the Modi government and said that it is trying to become the champion of women. At the same time, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the opposition is spreading falsehoods regarding seat distribution.
New Delhi: During the discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Women’s Reservation Bill, Priyanka Gandhi fiercely attacked the Center and the BJP government. He said that soon after independence, Congress gave women the right to vote and implemented reservation in local bodies. Priyanka alleged that at that time BJP had opposed this reservation.
Priyanka Gandhi said, “Narendra Modi is trying to become the champion of women. BJP has now changed its policy in 2023. Old census data is being used to avoid caste census. The government is afraid of giving the OBC community their due rights. We will not let the rights of the OBC community be snatched away. Why is reservation not being implemented on 543 seats?”
At the same time, Home Minister Amit Shah said during the debate that the opposition is spreading confusion regarding delimitation (redetermination of seats). He made it clear that even after delimitation, there will be no reduction in seats in South Indian states. “There will be a 50% increase in seats across all states. Tamil Nadu’s seat share will increase from 7.18% to 7.23%. Karnataka’s seats will increase from 28 to 42,” Shah said.
Amit Shah further said, “Caste census is going to be conducted under the leadership of the government. The opposition is talking without facts. As the Home Minister of the country, I guarantee that there will be no harm to the South Indian states. The opposition should read the real facts. I will present a detailed report on this tomorrow. We are only following the delimitation law made by the UPA government. No one will be allowed to destroy democracy in the country.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the women of the country will not forgive those who are opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill for a long time. He also said that he does not want credit for this bill and the existing ratio of Lok Sabha seats of the states will remain. In response, the opposition accused the government of hijacking the Constitution and snatching away the rights of the states. Only after voting, the Lok Sabha allowed discussion on this Constitution Amendment Bill.