New Delhi, April 18 -- Congress MP KC Venugopal said that the Opposition remains firm in its support for women's reservation on Saturday while accusing the government of attempting to link the issue with delimitation during discussions on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha.

Explaining the Opposition's stand, Venugopal said the core objection was to what he described as an attempt to mix two separate issues. He said, "Their agenda to link delimitation with women's reservation failed yesterday. Women's reservation never failed. Their agenda to link delimitation with women's reservation failed."

He further alleged that the government's intent behind delimitation was selective and politically driven. Venugopal said, "B...