PM targets TMC over women's quota bill, says Bengal will punish party in polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Trinamool Congress of betraying women by opposing a bill to provide 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Modi promised various welfare schemes for women if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of betraying women by preventing the passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 in Parliament. The bill aimed to provide 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies by 2029. Modi alleged that the TMC opposed the bill because women in West Bengal are challenging its rule. The bill failed to clear the Lok Sabha due to a lack of required two-thirds majority, with 298 MPs voting in favour and 230 against it. Modi promised various welfare schemes for women, including free ration and assistance of up to Rs 1.5 lakh under the PM Awas Yojana to build permanent houses, if the BJP comes to power in the state. Modi also accused the TMC of appeasing infiltrators and insulting President Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader.
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