India, April 17 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday teared into the government over the women's reservation bill in Parliament and said the proposed legislation is an "attempt to change country's electoral map, while hiding behind India's women".

While speaking in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi reasoned that the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill introduced in the house was different from the one introduced in 2023 and has nothing to do with women's reservation.

"There are some truths that need to be told here today in this House. The first truth is that this is not women's bill. This is nothing to do with the empowerment of women," Gandhi said while addressing the Lok Sabha.

Seeking to draw a difference with the proposed 2023 law that...