Issue was not women’s reservation but Modi preservation: Congress slams government

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said that the defeat of the government’s “nefarious” designs to push delimitation in the garb of women’s reservation was a victory of the Constitution and democracy. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The Congress on Monday (April 20, 2026) said the striking down of the Modi government's delimitation push in the garb of women's quota was a defeat of "bulldozer politics" and that the Centre's agenda was not women's reservation but Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "preservation".

The Opposition party also demanded that the Centre immediately implement the women's quota on the existing Lok Sabha strength by bringing a Bill in Parliament's Monsoon Session or May-end.

Published - April 20, 2026 02:44 pm IST

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