Patna, April 19 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday lambasted the Congress-led INDIA Bloc over the defeat of the Women's Reservation Bill, questioning their commitment to empowering women from marginalised sections.

He said the opposition must answer why political opportunities remain limited to a few families while ordinary women continue to be excluded.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP office here, Choudhary said, "The Congress party must explain: while members of your own families are becoming MPs, when will the poor women of this country get their chance to become parliamentarians?" He alleged that opposition parties were celebrating the Bill's failure, which he termed an "insult" to the idea of 'Nari Shakti'....