New Delhi, April 18 -- Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Saturday criticised the Opposition after the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, alleging that the Congress party had obstructed a major initiative aimed at women's empowerment and asserting that women voters would respond politically to the development.

Reacting to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's remarks terming the Bill's defeat as a "victory for democracy," Singh said the Opposition was celebrating what he described as the setback of a historic initiative by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for women's representation.

"The Opposition is saying the fall of this Bill is a historic step. In their view, it is histori...