New Delhi, April 18 -- Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday termed the failure of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha a "big blow to the country," while holding the Congress-led INDIA Bloc responsible for blocking the legislation linked to women's reservation and delimitation.

Addressing the media after the conclusion of the Budget Session, Rijiju said the government had made sustained efforts to build consensus but could not secure the constitutionally required two-thirds majority for the Constitution Amendment Bill.

"We have the majority, but we didn't get the two-thirds majority required for the Constitution Amendment, so this bill couldn't be passed," he sai...