Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal said that due to the Constitution Amendment Bill not being passed in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi’s ego has been ‘defeated’ and the ‘countdown’ of his government has started. Other opposition leaders also welcomed the bill’s defeat.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the failure of the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha is a “defeat of the ego” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X, Kejriwal even claimed that the countdown for the Modi government has started. He wrote in the post, “Delimitation bill failed in Parliament. Modi ji’s ego defeated. Countdown to Modi government begins.”
Meanwhile, AAP MP Sanjay Singh also condemned the BJP government at the Center over the delimitation bill. He called it BJP’s “conspiracy to increase seats” and expressed happiness over its failure. In a post on X, Singh alleged that the Modi government wanted to break states like a “tukde tukde gang”. He wrote, “The Delimitation Bill failed in Parliament. Modi and BJP wanted to break the states like a tukde tukde gang. Not “Women’s Reservation Bill” but “BJP Jitao Bill” was brought in Parliament. BJP was conspiring to increase its seats which failed miserably.”
‘Attack on Constitution foiled’: Rahul Gandhi
Earlier, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the opposition has “failed this attack on the Constitution” after the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill failed to be passed in the House. Gandhi said that in her opinion the bill was not a true step towards women’s reservation, but rather “a way of changing the political structure of India”.
Speaking to reporters, she said, “We have foiled this attack on the Constitution. We have clearly said that this is not a women’s reservation bill, but it is a way to change the political structure of India.” She further said that the opposition stands firm on its stand and will support any genuine legislation that immediately implements women’s reservation.
The bill did not get two-thirds majority
All this happened when the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement women’s reservation from the 2029 general elections failed in the Lok Sabha on Friday as opposition parties voted against it. To pass any constitutional amendment bill, it requires the support of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting in the House.
In the voting held after the debate on the three bills, 298 members supported the bill, while 230 voted against it. Despite the bill’s defeat, the Women’s Reservation Act of 2023 is still in force, although its implementation is linked to a future census.