New Delhi, April 19 -- Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Sunday slammed the Opposition for opposing the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of "snatching away women's rights".

Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha voted against the Constitution Amendment Bill on Friday. The Lok Sabha took up the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-first Amendment) Bill, the Delimitation Bill, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill together for passing. In the division that took place on the Constitution Amendment Bill following the debate on the three bills, 298 members voted in favour and 230 against.

Vijender Gupta told ANI, "Snatching away women's rights, denying them their due, constantly acting with ma...