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Yogi Leads March Against Opposition; Akhilesh Predicts U.P. Poll Defeat
The BJP said 298 MPs backed the bill and 230 opposed it, and women supporters joined the march to accuse the opposition of blocking reservation.
- On Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath led the 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra' in Lucknow, protesting the Constitution Bill's defeat in the Lok Sabha.
- The bill failed to secure the required two-thirds majority on Friday, with 298 members voting in favor and 230 opposing it; Congress, Samajwadi Party, Trinamool Congress, and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam voted against.
- Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, Cabinet ministers, and women supporters participated; Mayor Sushma Kharkwal said 'For centuries, women have been demanding their share, and if the Prime Minister gives us our share, the opposition is opposing even that.'
- Following the defeat, the government withdrew two interrelated proposals: the Delimitation Bill, 2026, and the Union Territories Law Bill, 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah intended to implement women's reservation by 2029; the Nari Shakti Vandan Act passed in 2023 with all-party support, though opposition parties opposed advancing the amendment.
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UP CM joins women's reservation bill protest in Lucknow, attacks opposition
The padyatra was organised to protest the non-passage of the 131st amendment bill, which was aimed at enabling the implementation of the women’s reservation framework under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
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Republic WorldUP CM Yogi holds 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra' after Women's Reservation Bill fails to pass in Lok Sabha
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held 'Jan Aakrosh Mahila Padyatra' after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill failed to pass in Lok Sabha during the Special Session.
Following the failure of the Women's Reservation Bill to pass in the Lok Sabha, the BJP organized a public outrage women's march in Lucknow on Tuesday. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself walked alongside the women in this march. Around 15,000 women joined him. In addition to Yogi, the two deputy chief ministers, state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary, and senior party leaders also walked in the scorching heat. The march began from the Chief Mi…
Adityanath's 'padyatra' a practice to sit in Opposition: Akhilesh
LUCKNOW, Apr 21: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s ‘padyatra’ against the defeat of a constitution amendment bill for the implementation of women’s reservation in legislatures is “practice” for the BJP to sit in the Opposition. Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said, “This ‘padyatra’ was practice. It shows that they will have to agitate like this when they sit in the …
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