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BJP holds protestation against Opposition aft Women's preservation measure collapse
NEW DELHI: BJP Lok Sabha MPs Hema Malini, Bansuri Swaraj and Kamaljeet Sehrawat connected Saturday led a protestation march towards the residence of person of absorption successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi successful Delhi, a time aft the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill connected women’s preservation failed to walk successful the House, with the Congress-led INDIA bloc refusing to backmost the delimitation process linked to it.
The BJP termed the Congress’ basal “anti-women”, raising slogans and holding placards aft 230 absorption MPs voted against the bill, which required a two-thirds bulk to beryllium passed. In contrast, 298 members of the ruling NDA conjugation supported it.The Congress clarified that it does not reason women’s reservation, but the delimitation workout tied to the bill, which proposes expanding the spot of the Lok Sabha from the existing spot of 543 to 850 seats.
The expansive aged enactment and its allies alleged that the workout is aimed astatine “weakening” the practice of confederate states successful the Lower House of Parliament.Malini, an actor-turned-politician, said, “They (the opposition) did not fto the Bill beryllium passed, truthful we are protesting here. Women crossed the state are portion of this campaign. Despite each our efforts yesterday, they blocked the Bill… We are profoundly upset. Women are protesting nationwide.”
Swaraj, 1 of the BJP’s 7 Lok Sabha MPs from Delhi, wherever the enactment holds each 7 constituencies, accused Gandhi and the INDIA bloc of “betraying” women.“The full opposition, particularly LoP Gandhi, betrayed the women of this state yesterday. They backstabbed women. They privation women’s relation to beryllium constricted to polling booths. When it came to governmental representation, they chose their ain interests and present look the choler of women,” she added.Sehrawat, different BJP MP from Delhi, said the authorities wanted to instrumentality the Women’s Reservation Bill connected a “priority” basis, but the INDIA bloc voted to decision the legislation.Swaraj and Union curate Raksha Khadse were aboriginal detained by the Delhi Police.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to code the federation astatine 8:30 p.m. and is expected to talk connected the illness of the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill, portion targeting the absorption implicit its stand.
