New Delhi, April 17 -- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday took potshots at Congress over the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill and said people will teach the opposition party a lesson.

The Constitution Amendment Bill for the implementation of Women's Reservation from the 2029 general elections was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with the opposition parties voting against it.

Speaking with the media outside the Parliament, Joshi said, "Today the entire country saw who is in favour of women's reservation and who is against women's reservation... The country lost a historic opportunity because of the Congress Party... People will teach the Congress party a lesson."

Meanwhile, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said that the Congress "b...