Days after his party voted against the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said that the 'two' votes opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam "shocked the Parliament."
DMK Rajya Sabha member Tiruchi Siva on Sunday said that BJP brought the Women's Reservation Bill with an eye on the upcoming elections and slammed the ruling party for not heeding the suggestion of opposition parties to implement the provisions in the Bill in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will become PM for the third time adding his work is visible in the public domain.
Earlier on Tuesday, Bharti wrote to PM Modi over the tabling of the women's reservation Bill, demanding that of the 33-per cent reservation assured for women in the legislative bodies, 50 per cent should be set aside for ST, SC and OBC communities.
"When the government called for the special session, there was no mention of the Women's Reservation Bill. Discussions on changing the name of the country were doing rounds. They wanted to create a dispute between India and Bharat," said Rahul Gandhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was brought and passed in Parliament because women's empowerment is an inseparable part of Indian culture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the power of the mothers and sisters is his biggest security shield adding that opposition parties of the country are trembling with fear over the empowerment of mothers and sisters occurring under the tenure of BJP.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said that she would not let the Women's Reservation Bill get implemented unless it takes into account the OBCs.
Taking a swipe at the BJP over the women's reservation Bill, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday labelled them as 'liars', adding that the passage of the draft legislation in the Parliament was merely a case of the ruling party "showboating" and playing to the gallery
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav targeted the BJP led central government on Saturday over the women's reservation bill, saying no one knows when the bill will be implemented.