Lucknow, April 19 -- Calling the Opposition parties advocates of infiltrators, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha on Friday was an insult to women.

The amendment was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday evening as it failed to secure the two-thirds majority support. The bill was brought with the aim of fast-tracking 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies and expanding the strength of the Lok Sabha.

"Advocates of Bangladeshi infiltrators did not allow the amendment bill to pass. This is an insult to half the population of the country and mothers and sisters will not tolerate this," said Adityanath who addressed poll meetin...