Bengaluru, April 18 -- The defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha has sparked a sharp political exchange, with Karnataka ministers accusing the Centre of using the women's reservation issue as a cover for pushing delimitation-related changes.
Karnataka Minister HK Patil launched a strong attack on the Centre, alleging political intent behind the move.
He said, "The women's reservation and delimitation bill are rejected by the Parliament. The Prime Minister of India was trying to play too much politics. He might have felt that he was the only clever one. His whole intention was to somehow get this delimitation bill through. He unnecessarily connected the women's reservation."He further added, "There was a 2023 b...