India has seen it, INDIA has stopped it: Rahul Gandhi on LS rejection of women's reservation bill

The leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Central government after failure of the women's reservation bill, accusing the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of using an “unconstitutional trick” to “break the Constitution in the name of women.”

"The amendment bill has fallen. They used an unconstitutional trick in the name of women to break the Constitution. India has seen it. INDIA has stopped it," he said in a post on X.

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The defeat of the women's reservation bill marks a rare moment of parliamentary resistance for the INDIA bloc, which managed to deny the government the required two-thirds majority for passing the proposal. The final tally stood at 298 votes in favour and 230 against, which fell significantly short of the threshold needed for a constitutional amendment.

Due to Lok Sabha's rejection of the 131st Amendment, the related Delimitation Bill was also stalled.

The Centre, represented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, expressed disappointment at the outcome, accusing the opposition parties of being "anti-women."

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced the results of the division, saying, "The Constitution (131st Amendment) Amendment Bill did not pass as it did not achieve a 2/3 majority during voting in the House."