Shimla, April 18 -- Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Vinod Zinta on Saturday defended the party's stance on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill and rejected allegations by the BJP.

Speaking with ANI, Zinta, who is organisational secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee, said the Congress has consistently supported women's reservation and accused the BJP of "deflecting blame despite unclear intent and policy."

"We have never opposed the Women's Reservation Bill. In 2023, we supported it unanimously. Congress has a long history of empowering women from Panchayati Raj institutions to national leadership," he said.

Zinta noted that Congress had earlier introduced 33 per cent reservation for women in Panchayati Raj institutio...