New Delhi, April 16 -- Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that those who had opposed reservations for women were not forgiven by women across the country.

"Those who oppose women quota bill will pay a price for a long time," PM Modi said, noting that "everybody who has objected to reservation of women in any field, haven't been spared by women."

He further said, "The need was that when this idea was first conceived 25-30 years ago, and the need was felt, we should have implemented it, and today we have brought it to a mature stage.

"According to the need, it is also improved from time to time, and this is the beauty of democracy. Ours is the Mother of Democracy. Our democracy has been a development...