Rijiju writes to Kharge, says delay in women’s quota law will deny justice to millions

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday (April 12, 2026) told Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge that delaying implementation of the Women's Reservation Act is nothing but delaying justice to millions of women and asked the principal Opposition party to rise above politics and come forward to support its implementation in 2029 for 'nari shakti'.

In response to Kharge's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which the Congress chief accused the government of hurrying the implementation of the women's reservation law for "political mileage", the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said it is not about politics but about "keeping our promise" to the daughters of India.