New Delhi, April 17 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the government, moments after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, framing the bill's defeat as a successful defence against an "unconstitutional trick."

Taking to social media and addressing reporters shortly after the House adjourned, Gandhi claimed that the legislation was never intended to empower women immediately but was instead a calculated move to push through the controversial Delimitation Bill.

He hailed INDIA's block unity in defeating the bill in the Lok Sabha.

On X, Gandhi wrote," The amendment bill has fallen. They used an unconstitutional trick in the name of women to...