Haridwar, April 19 -- In the wake of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failing to pass in the Lok Sabha, Yoga Guru Ramdev on Sunday deemed it an insult to "Nari Shakti", further stating that 33 per cent reservation should have been 50 per cent.

Speaking to reporters, Ramdev said, "The failure of the 33 per cent reservation bill is an insult to 'Nari Shakti'. I believe this bill should have provided 50 per cent reservation, not 33 per cent. But it was very unfortunate that even 33 per cent could not be passed."

Despite receiving 298 "Ayes" to 230 "Noes" on Friday, the bill failed to secure the mandatory two-thirds majority required for a Constitutional Amendment.

Earlier, the Lok Sabha took up the Constitution (One Hundred and Thi...