New Delhi, April 17 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged all political parties on Friday to "take a sensitive decision by voting in favour of women's reservation." His appeal came as voting in the Lok Sabha on the three bills draws near. "Please reflect upon your conscience, remembering the women in your own families," he said in one of his social media posts.

The government introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha on Thursday - the controversial Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, which increases Lok Sabha seats and provides 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and State Assemblies; the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) bill, 2026 extending it to Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, and the Delimitation ...