LUCKNOW, April 20 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai alleged on Monday that the Centre made a devious attempt to link women's reservation with delimitation, claiming that the Congress party has always been dedicated to safeguarding women's interests.

"The entire opposition saw through this ploy and decisively defeated this manoeuvre. This marks a victory for our democratic system, federal structure and Constitution," he claimed while addressing a press conference here.

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 - the Centre's proposed amendment to the 2023 women's reservation law - was defeated in the Lok Sabha on April 17 after failing to secure the two-thirds majority.

"The Women's Reservation Bill was passed into a law i...