India, April 18 -- A day after the Narendra Modi government's Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill fell in the Lok Sabha - the first defeat of a government bill in 12 years - the opposition tried on Saturday to wrest control of the narrative, with Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra issuing a pointed public challenge to the government.

"They should bring the old women's bill - the one which was passed by all parties in 2023 - immediately on Monday. Hold Parliament on Monday, bring the bill and let's see who is anti-woman. We will all vote and support you," she told news agency ANI.

She accused the BJP-led NDA of trying to mislead the voters of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, states that vote later this month, by terming the Opposition parties ...