DMK’s defeat of ‘Women’s Reservation Bill’ akin to ‘foeticide’, says PMK president Anbumani

Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday (April 19, 2026) accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies of defeating what he claimed to be the “Women’s Reservation Bill” in Parliament, calling it the “biggest betrayal to women” by the DMK.

The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, part of the delimitation package, was defeated in Parliament on Friday (April 17, 2026). It also aimed to redistribute Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census to expedite women’s reservation.