India Rejects Women's Reservation Bill

Prime Minister Modi has accused the opposition DMK and Congress parties of engaging in 'petty politics' and harboring an 'anti-women' stance.

The bill's defeat was linked to its controversial connection with delimitation, which southern states fear will reduce their political influence.

While the government has pledged to implement the reservation by 2029, the failure has sparked nationwide protests and effigy burnings.

Opposition leaders have called the defeat a 'big win for democracy,' arguing that the government's proposal was strategically flawed and ignored federal concerns.