Mumbai, April 20 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday strongly criticised the Opposition parties, calling the falling of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha an "renunciation of the ideals of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule."

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, CM Fadnavis alleged an "anti-women" mindset among the Opposition parties.

He said, "April 17 could have been a watershed movement in the country's history. On the very day the Women's Reservation Bill was scheduled to be approved, the Congress, the DMK, the Samajwadi Party, the Nationalist Congress (Sharad Chandra Pawar), and the Shiv Sena (UBT) showcased their anti-women mindset and did not allow the legislation to gain a two-t...