New Delhi, April 19 -- Amid a standoff between the opposition and the Centre over non-passage of the Constitutional (131st Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using the women's reservation issue to advance the delimitation process.

She also said that only 12.9 per cent of the BJP's MPs in the Lok Sabha are women.

Speaking to ANI, Shrinate stated that the PM's address to the nation mentioned the opposition 58 times. She said that PM Modi was avoiding the immediate implementation of women's quota to protect male-dominated seats in the lower house of Parliament.

"Prime Minister Modi mentioned Congress 58 times. Out of 543 seats, one-third should be reserved...