India: Women's Reservation Amendment Bill Defeated in Lok Sabha

New Delhi, તા.18: The 131st Amendment Bill to the Constitution failed to pass in the Lok Sabha on Friday. During voting, 298 MPs voted in favour of the bill, while 230 MPs voted against it. The voting took place after 21 hours of debate. 528 MPs present in the Lok Sabha gave their votes, with 298 MPs in favour and 230 MPs against. A two-thirds majority was required to pass the bill. After the defeat, the opposition called it a big victory, while the BJP has decided to hold nationwide protests on Saturday. The remaining parties of the NDA will also participate in these protests. Amit Shah hit out at the Congress and TMC for the defeat of the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha. Amit Shah wrote on Twitter, "Today, a very strange scene was witnessed in the Lok Sabha. Congress, TMC, DMK and Samajwadi Party prevented the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill required for the Nari Shakti Vandan law. After the 33 per cent reservation bill, Shah actually celebrated its defeat and said that the 33 per cent reservation for women and women in the country's legislatures is not achievable."