Amit Shah targets opposition over Delimitation, Women’s Reservation Bills in Lok Sabha

April 17, 2026 10:29 PM

Amit Shah targets opposition over Delimitation, Women’s Reservation Bills in Lok Sabha

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday mounted a strong defence of the Delimitation Bill, 2026, the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, while sharply criticising the opposition over its stance on women’s reservation and delimitation. Replying to an extensive debate in which 130 members, including 56 women MPs, participated, HM Shah alleged that the opposition’s resistance was not about implementation but about...

PM Modi urges MPs to back women’s reservation amendment, calls it ‘historic opportunity’

April 17, 2026 5:53 PM

PM Modi urges MPs to back women’s reservation amendment, calls it ‘historic opportunity’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged Members of Parliament to vote in favour of the amendment to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, describing it as a “historic opportunity” to ensure rightful representation for women in legislative bodies. Speaking ahead of the scheduled voting in the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister noted that extensive discussions on the legislation had taken place, continuing late into the night and resuming in the morning session. He said the government had addres...