Kolkata, April 19 -- West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the reservation of women legislators, claiming that the party has championed higher political representation for women.

PM Modi accused the Opposition of blocking the Women's Reservation Bill, saying that they "crushed" their dreams despite the government's sincere efforts.

In an X post, Mamata Banerjee clarified that the TMC did not oppose the women's reservation, but the Delimitation Bill linked to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. She accused PM Modi of misleading the nation.

She termed PM Modi's address to the nation a "cowardly, hypocritical and fork-tongued" speech.

The TMC supremo wrote, "It is d...