‘India has seen this, India has stopped it’: Rahul Gandhi after women’s quota bill fails in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Minutes after women’s reservation bill fails to clear opposition leader Rahul Gandhi Launching a sharp attack on the Centre, it accused the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using “unconstitutional tricks” and “undermining the Constitution in the name of women”.After the bill failed, Rahul Gandhi highlighted the unity of the opposition in a post onThe Congress also accused the government of linking delimitation with women’s reservation, calling it an “evil, mischievous attempt” and “thoroughly defeated in LS”.Rahul further said, “I want to tell the Prime Minister that if he wants reservation for women, he should bring the 2023 law and the entire opposition will support it.”“We make it clear that this is not a women’s bill but an attempt to change the electoral structure in India,” he further added.The grand old party reiterated its support for Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam 2023, urging the government to ensure 33 per cent reservation of seats for women in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.Another strong voice of opposition came from Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav during the debate. After the bill failed, he said, “We have never opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill; we have opposed those who try to usurp women’s rights.”In Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Stalin welcomed the results and declared that “Tamil Nadu has defeated Delhi”.The Center also withdrew two other proposed bills, one on delimitation and another on related measures, after the ground floor test failed, marking a wider setback for the government’s legislative process.Despite strong support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the bill fell short of the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha and the NDA was unable to garner sufficient support.The special session of Parliament witnessed heated debates and heated exchanges between the ruling NDA and the India Bloc, marking a political showdown over the bill.