Shimla, April 19 -- Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday defended the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam and took a swipe at the Congress over women's reservation, alleging the opposition party lacked the "intent" to implement it despite raising the issue for decades.

Speaking to ANI, Singh said, "Congress kept saying this for decades. But they didn't have the guts or intent to implement it. If we want to implement it for the 2029 elections, we do not have enough time to wait for the ongoing census data and then wait for delimitation. They (Opposition) do not want this to happen."

"This should be viewed in the context of PM Narendra Modi's priorities in the last 11-12 years. Soon after the formation of the government, PM Modi h...