India, April 21 -- LUCKNOW Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed that by opposing the Constitution amendment bill to implement women's quota, the Congress and the SP "missed an opportunity" given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shed their "anti-women image".

He made the remarks after participating in the 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra' to protest against the Opposition's obstruction of the bill. Thousands of women marched from the chief minister's 5 Kalidas Marg residence to the Vidhan Bhavan via Civil Hospital.

"The Nari Shakti Vandan Act is a historic initiative aimed at providing 33% reservation to women in the legislative assemblies and the Lok Sabha," he said addressing women in front of the Vidhan Bhawan.

He reiterat...