Alappuzha, April 9 -- Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday said the government was not agreeing to his party's request for an all-party meeting on the bill to amend the Women's Reservation Act.

He stressed that opposition consultation is needed for this major Constitutional amendment.

Speaking to ANI in Ambalapuzha, Venugopal said, "We are for the Women's Reservation Bill. It is our brainchild, basically. But we are asking the government for an all-party meeting for the last 2-3 weeks. The government is not at all admitting that. Why not? Such major legislation is happening in this country. This is a Constitutional amendment. They need the opposition's support too. We need to know what the provisions of that Bill are, wha...