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NEW DELHI: Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hailed the defeat of the Delimitation Bill in the Parliament as a “victory of democracy” and accused the Centre of hatching a conspiracy to alter the federal structure of the country.While addressing a press conference, Priyanka said that Centre is planning to stay in power using Women.”What happened yesterday was a huge victory for democracy. The government’s conspiracy to alter the federal structure and weaken democracy was defeated and stopped. This was a victory for the Constitution, a victory for the country, and a victory for the unity of the opposition, and it was clearly visible on the faces of the ruling party leaders,” the Congress leader said.”I think it’s a conspiracy that somehow they need to stay in power… So, to achieve this, they’re planning how to permanently stay in power using women… They thought that if it was passed, they’d win. If it’s not passed, they’ll become the saviours of women by branding other parties as anti-women… We know that becoming a savior for women isn’t easy,” she added.Priyanka also asked the Centre to bring back the bill that was passed unanimously in 2023. “It’s a Black Day for them (centre) because they’ve felt a shock for the first time, which they deserved. The problems of women today are growing exponentially. The struggle is growing. Women aren’t fools. They see everything. That PR and media hype won’t work anymore. If you want to do something concrete, bring back the bill that was passed unanimously in 2023, supported by all parties,” Priyanka said.”If you need to make a few small amendments to it so it can be implemented now, do it and implement it now. Give women their rights, right now. But don’t try to mislead them by twisting it around and attaching it to other things. Do it now. We’re all ready,” she said.Her remarks came after the bill proposing women’s reservation through a delimitation exercise could not secure the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, with 298 members voting in 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 government would not proceed with the remaining two interlinked bills.The BJP has accused opposition parties of blocking a historic reform aimed at ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that parties like Congress, TMC, and others prevented the passage of the bill and warned of political consequences.However, the opposition has maintained that it supports women’s reservation in principle but opposes linking it with delimitation and census processes. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, described the bill as an attempt to alter India’s electoral structure, while several Congress leaders termed the vote a defence of democratic valuesAbout the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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Watch Modi Govt’s Women Quota Bill Crashes In Lok Sabha, Fails 2/3 Majority Test The special session of Parliament, which began on April 16 and continued over three days of heated debate in both Houses, concluded a day after a Constitution amendment Bill seeking to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies by 2029—through an increase in the strength of the Lower House from 543 to 816—was defeated following a division of votes.The women’s reservation amendment Bill secured 278 votes in favour and 211 against in the Lok Sabha, falling short of the special two-thirds majority required for passage. A three-day sitting of Parliament was held from April 16 to discuss and pass three key bills- the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. The adjournment follows the government’s move to put the delimitation Bill on hold after the quota legislation failed to clear the House, amid strong opposition resistance and lack of consensus among parties.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. 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There were theories galore regarding the intent. But none was wiser.Many in BJP felt PM Modi pushed the bill because it would strengthen the party’s position among women who, in any case, “have tended to favour us over our opponents in elections since 2014”. The bill was, of course, defeated, but it brought out who are in support of women’s quota and who are not. Watch Delimitation Debate: Data Shows Hindi Belt’s Lok Sabha Share Fell More Than South Since 1951 “Their charges were exposed as lies. That opposition did not budge despite Amit Shah’s offer to write a guarantee about South’s share in the law showed they had manufactured a conspiracy,” said a BJP source.Opposition parties came up with their own conjectures. “There was some hidden agenda. What? I don’t know,” said a senior Tamil Nadu politician. SP’s Akhilesh Yadav echoed a vast majority of opposition members when he said coupling of women’s bill with delimitation was designed to push one under the cover of the other.The dominant theory among opposition was a conspiracy cocktail that cited women’s quota, delimitation and OBC census. Some believe the bill would have relieved pressure to grant another OBC quota, given that “social justice” issues have become a red rag for BJP’s social base of upper castes, as was evident from their incendiary reaction to UGC guidelines.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosModi Govt’s Women Quota Bill Crashes In Lok Sabha, Fails 2/3 Majority TestSad Day For Women’: Priyanka Chaturvedi Breaks With INDIA Bloc In Lok Sabha RowNo Nari Shakti! 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NEW DELHI: Opposition members in the Lok Sabha questioned on Friday govt’s decision to move a bill to amend the 2023 women’s quota law before bringing the principal Act into force and sought a clarification from law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal over the procedural lapse.Congress MP K C Venugopal pointed out the law ministry’s notification issued late last night to bring into force the 2023 law with effect from April 16, much after a bill to amend the Act was introduced and discussed in the House. Watch Delimitation bill: Row over the north-south divide explained “We are witnessing an extraordinary constitutional anomaly… Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, passed in Sept 2023, has come into force with being published in the Gazette only at 9.55pm last night,” he posted on X. He said, “It is shocking that govt brought amendments to a constitutional provision that was not even published in the Gazette! This shows govt’s unprepared and lackadaisical approach to serious lawmaking.”Though the 2023 Constitution amendment bill became a law, it did not become part of the Constitution as the govt did not bring it into force by notifying a date for its coming into force.DMK’s Kanimozhi too flagged the issue during the debate. She hit back at PM Modi for his ‘kala teeka’ swipe at her party’s protest over the women’s quota law amendment, saying black is the colour of goddess Kali and Tamil Nadu’s governing party will protest over the issue till the end.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosModi Govt’s Women Quota Bill Crashes In Lok Sabha, Fails 2/3 Majority TestSad Day For Women’: Priyanka Chaturvedi Breaks With INDIA Bloc In Lok Sabha RowNo Nari Shakti! 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