'We have defeated this attack on the Constitution': Rahul Gandhi on women quota bill failure

The Constitution Amendment Bill aimed at implementing women's reservation from the 2029 general elections was defeated in the Lok Sabha on Friday after Opposition parties voted against it. 

The proposed legislation could not secure the required support during voting. Reacting to the outcome, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said the Opposition had successfully blocked what he termed an attack on constitutional principles. "We have defeated this attack on the Constitution...We have clearly



said that this is not a women's reservation bill, but it is a way to change India's political and electoral structures," he said.

The LoP also urged the government to bring back the earlier version of the women's reservation legislation passed in 2023. "I am saying to the Prime Minister right now that if you want the women's reservation bill, then bring the 2023 women's bill and implement it from today. The entire Opposition will support you and we will ensure the women's bill is implemented immediately," Gandhi added.