Govt wants to change electoral map in garb of women's reservation: Rahul
New Delhi, April 18 -- Lacing his speech in the Lok Sabha with analogies and jibes at the government, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the constitution amendment bill has nothing to do with women's reservation and is instead an attempt to change the country's electoral map to retain power -- an "anti-national act".
Participating in a debate on three bills related to amendments to the women's quota law and the setting up of a delimitation commission, the Congress leader said the proposal does not address women's empowerment.
"This (bill) is an attempt to change the country's electoral map, using and hiding behind India's women," he said, calling it a "shameful act". Gandhi said the government should bring back the 2023 Women's Reservation Act for implementation, assuring the opposition's full support for its immediate passage.
He said a "central truth" in India's history has been the "brutal, cruel, and unforgiving treatment" of the OBCs, Dalits, minorities, and women. "What is being attempted here is a bypass of the caste census. They are trying to avoid giving power, representation to my OBC brothers and sisters," Gandhi said. PTI...
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