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BJP MPs Detained During Protest March to Rahul Gandhi's Residence After Constitution Amendment Bill Failed in LS
Police detained several BJP leaders and workers and used water cannons as protesters accused Rahul Gandhi and the INDIA alliance of blocking women’s reservation.
- The Constitution Amendment Bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha yesterday, prompting protests by BJP leaders including Hema Malini and Union Minister Raksha Khadse against Congress.
- Intended to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the Bill faced defeat after Congress and the INDI Alliance voted against it, with critics questioning quota implementation across 543 seats.
- During the protests, BJP MPs Kamaljeet Sehrawat and Bansuri Swaraj criticized the opposition, with Sehrawat stating, "People of INDI Alliance conspired once again and defeated the Women's Reservation Bill." Police deployed water cannons to disperse crowds.
- Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta led demonstrations, arguing Congress views women as a vote bank, with Rekha Gupta stating, "For the past thirty years, half of this country."
- BJP members argued that delimitation requires only a simple majority, dismissing claims they oppose the Reservation Bill and citing the Govt's commitment to implementing women's reservations.
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BJP MPs detained during protest march to Rahul Gandhi's residence after Constitution Amendment Bill failed in LS
Delhi Police detained several BJP women MPs protesting against the failure of the women’s reservation bill. Among those detained were Raksha Khadse, Bansuri Swaraj and Kamaljeet Sehrawat. Police used water cannons to disperse the group marching toward Rahul Gandhi's residence.
·New Delhi, India
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