'Shouldn't be considered failure of govt ...' Rijiju on women's reservation bill not clearing LS

NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs curate Kiren Rijiju connected Saturday said that the decision of the women preservation measure successful the Lok Sabha should not beryllium seen arsenic nonaccomplishment of the authorities and accused Congress of causing a large setback to the country.While addressing a property league aft the decision of the Budget session, Rijiju said that the absorption volition person to carnivore the brunt of being anti-women."The Budget Session was extended for 3 days April 16, 17, 18 during which Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam and Delimitation Bill were introduced. We person the majority, but we didn't get the 2/3rd bulk needed for Constitution Amendment," Rijiju said."Congress volition person to look the choler of women; celebrating women’s decision is impervious of their anti-women mindset," helium added.This comes aft the measure proposing women's preservation done a delimitation workout could not unafraid the required two-thirds bulk successful the Lok Sabha, with 298 members voting successful favour and 230 opposing it.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that the Constitution Amendment Bill had not been passed. Following the outcome, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the authorities would not proceed with the remaining 2 interlinked bills.

The BJP has accused absorption parties of blocking a historical betterment aimed astatine ensuring 33 per cent preservation for women successful Parliament and authorities assemblies. Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that parties similar Congress, TMC, and others prevented the transition of the measure and warned of governmental consequences.However, the absorption has maintained that it supports women's preservation successful rule but opposes linking it with delimitation and census processes. Leader of the absorption successful the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, described the measure arsenic an effort to change India's electoral structure, portion respective Congress leaders termed the ballot a defence of antiauthoritarian values.