Mamata Banerjee Criticizes BJP Over Failed Women's Reservation Bill
‘Bill was not about women. They wanted to divide nation’: Mamata targets BJP
Hindustan Times
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the central government's failed attempt to pass a Constitution amendment bill for women's reservation, claiming it was a ploy to increase Lok Sabha seats and divide the nation. She asserted that the BJP's downfall has begun and urged voters to reject the party in upcoming assembly elections.
- 01Mamata Banerjee claims the failed bill was a tactic by BJP to increase Lok Sabha seats.
- 02She believes this defeat marks the beginning of the BJP's downfall.
- 03Opposition parties united to defeat the bill, which aimed to expand Lok Sabha seats to 850.
- 04BJP leaders accused the opposition of denying women's rights.
- 05Upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal will take place on April 23 and April 29.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sharply criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the central government failed to pass the 131st Constitution amendment bill, which aimed to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats and implement 33% reservation for women. During a rally in Uluberia, Banerjee stated that the BJP had created a false narrative around the bill, asserting that it was not genuinely about women's rights but rather an attempt to divide the nation. She declared that the BJP's defeat in this instance indicates the start of its decline, promising to target Delhi after securing victory in Bengal. Meanwhile, BJP leaders, including Yogi Adityanath, accused the opposition of blocking women's rights and disrespecting women in Parliament. The TMC's Abhishek Banerjee remarked on the BJP's growing discomfort following the bill's rejection. The assembly elections in West Bengal are set to occur in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
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The rejection of the women's reservation bill may influence voter sentiment in the upcoming assembly elections, as political parties leverage this issue to rally support.
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