After Mughals, Congress has looted country most: Prahlad Joshi
Free domestic gas distribution, beneficiaries convention at Bantwala
Bantwala, Jan 25: "After Mughals, it is the Congress which looted the country most. Achhe Din is not for Congress. It is for the people of the country and it is being fulfilled in the regime of Narendra Modi", said Petroleum and Natural Gas Parliamentary Standing Committee chairman Prahlad Joshi.
He was speaking at a convention of LPG gas beneficiaries under Ujjwala scheme here on Friday.
Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Ramesh Jigajinagi, Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel and Chikmagaluru MLA CT Ravi spoke on the occasion. Bantwala MLA Rajesh Naik Ulippady presided over the programme in which Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council Kota Srinivas Poojary, Zilla Panchayat president Meenakshi Shanti Kirana, MLAs Vedavyas Kamath, Umanath Kotian, Harish Poonja, Sanjeev Mathandur, S Angara, IOCL chief general manager K Shylendra, Premanath of BMCL, BPCL Karnataka head Pradeep Nayar, BPCL regional LPG manager Thangavelu, HAL zonal head Amba Bhavani, Journalist Manohar Prasad and BJP leader Devadas Shetty were present.
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Defeat of Constitution Amendment Bill betrayal of nation's woman power: Adityanath
Lucknow (PTI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath termed the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha "betrayal of the woman power" of the nation.
A Constitution Amendment Bill to implement 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 was defeated on Friday.
In a post on X in Hindi, late on Friday night, Adityanath said, "Today, a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy. The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill essential for the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' is a blow to the honour of 'Bharat Mata' (Mother India). It is a betrayal of the entire woman power of the nation; it is an infringement upon their democratic rights.
"The Congress-led 'INDI' alliance has exposed its anti-women mindset. The women of the nation are watching and understanding everything. They will remember this deceit and injustice, and when the time comes, they will surely give a reply. Under the leadership of our Prime Minister @narendramodi ji, the NDA alliance will continue its unwavering efforts to protect the honour, dignity, and rights of women, and to ensure their empowerment."
While 298 members voted in support of the Bill in the Lok Sabha, 230 MPs voted against it. The Bill required 352 votes for a two-thirds majority.
According to the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, Lok Sabha seats were to be increased to 816 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
Seats were also to be increased in state and Union Territory assemblies to accommodate 33 per cent reservation for women.
This was for the first time that a Bill under the Modi government was defeated in Parliament.
