PM Modi said the Congress opposed digital payments, GST, reservation to the general category poor, triple talaq law, removal of Article 370, and also opposed the uniform civil code.

"As soon as it (Congress) hears reform, it runs with its placard of opposing it. The Congress deploys its full force to put obstacles in the way of any work through which the country is strengthened," PM Modi said.

Congress opposes 'one nation, one election'; it also opposes removing infiltrators, purification of electoral lists through SIR, reform in waqf boards and protection to refugees through CAA, he said, adding that the party also put obstacles in efforts to end Maoist and Naxal violence.

History is witness that Congress has always chosen this negative path, the prime minister declaimed.

Minister of Labour and Employment of India Mansukh Mandaviya said that, "In democracy, the participation of women will certainly be ensured."

He added that PM Modi assured that NDA will give reservation to the women of the country.

"It is the greatness of the PM that he apologised for the crime committed by the opposition. The crimes of people from royal and monarchical families like Congress and SP are not forgiven", Sachdeva said.

He added, "When the PM sets his mind to something, nothing is impossible. Under his guidance, the goal of women's reservation will be achieved".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Saturday, a day after the Women's Reservation Bill was defeated in Parliament. Earlier in the day, PM Modi told his Cabinet that the Opposition had committed a mistake by blocking the bill.

"I am as sad as all women who are unhappy over the non-passage of the Bill. We may not have been able to garner 66 per cent vote in its support, but 100 per cent of Nari Shakti is with us," PM Modi said, vowing to overcome all hurdles in implementing women's reservation.

Launching a broadside on the Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and Samajwadi Party, he said these dynastic parties do not want women who are performing well in panchayats and local bodies to compete with their leaders in Parliament and state Assemblies.

"The dynastic parties are afraid that if seats for women are increased, then the stature of common women would grow and they would overshadow these parties' leaders," he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an acerbic attack on the Congress, accusing it of spreading misinformation on delimitation, adopting an "anti-reform" approach, and pursuing "negative politics" that harms national interest.

He said the Congress is following a policy of divide and rule, which he alleged it inherited from the British, and is spreading misinformation that delimitation would adversely impact certain states.

Addressing the nation a day after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women's reservation failed to get clearance in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi said the issue is not limited to a single piece of legislation but part of a broader political contest against what he described as dynastic parties that are anti-reform, adding that the struggle would continue.

Congress an anti-reform party, its negativity has hurt the country a lot: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a strong attack on the Opposition for blocking the government's move to amend legislation on women's quota and two other bills.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lambasted the Congress and its allies in his address to the nation on the Women's Reservation Bill on Saturday, saying they committed what he called "foeticide of this honest endeavour".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and its allies for what he described as committing "foeticide" against the 'Nari Shakti Vandan' Amendment, a landmark legislation aimed at empowering women in Indian politics.

Addressing the nation on Saturday, the Prime Minister emphasised that the amendment was never about taking away rights from anyone but rather about granting long-pending rights to women, who constitute half of the country's population.

He stated that the Bill sought to provide due representation to women starting from the very next Lok Sabha elections, removing obstacles that had hindered their progress for decades.

Prime Minister Modi portrayed the 'Nari Shakti Vandan' Amendment as a grand endeavour, likening it to a sacred "Maha Yagna" performed with honesty and clear intent.

Women of our country will give befitting reply to Congress and its allies: PM Modi in address to nation.

We couldn't get 66% votes to pass bill this time but we have 100% blessings of Naari Shakti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a strong attack on the Opposition for blocking the government's move to amend legislation on women's quota and two other bills. He called the Opposition a group of opportunists who work only for themselves at the expense of the women of the country.

Family-run parties do not want women to move forward as women could end their selfish politics: PM Modi on reservation issue.

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A day after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill on women's reservation did not pass in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation, criticising Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and the Samajwadi Party over what he termed "selfish politics".

Expressing regret over the outcome, the Prime Minister said it pained him that the Bill could not be passed and alleged that opposition parties celebrated its defeat while blocking what he described as an effort to ensure women's representation.

He said these parties prioritised their organisational interests over national and women's interests.

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Parties like Congress, DMK, TMC and Samajwadi Party have committed foeticide by defeating bill on women reservation, says PM Modi

PM Modi says Congress and its allies have been unmasked and that it is feeding off its state allies like a parasite.

PM Modi says that the bill was a pure and honest attempt and was the bill of the hour.

PM Modi says, "These people are taking Naari Shakti for granted", but said that the women of India know the truth.

Opposition snatched women's rights, then congratulated itself: PM on reservation bill

PM Modi apologises to women of the country. He says the "selfish politics" of Congress, DMK, TMC, SP have hurt women.

Under the Bill, Lok Sabha seats were to be increased up to 816 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census. Seats were also to be increased in state and UT assemblies to accommodate a 33 per cent reservation for women.

A two-thirds majority was required for the passage of the crucial bill, but the ruling BJP-led alliance could not muster the numbers.

During polling on the bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday night, 298 members voted in its support, while 230 MPs voted against it.

Out of 528 members who voted, the bill required 352 votes for a two-thirds majority.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the nation tonight at 8:30 pm. It is likely that the Prime Minister will speak on the issue of the Women's Reservation Bill, which failed to pass in Parliament after the opposition blocked it.

Earlier, former Union Minister Smriti Irani lambasted the Congress and other INDIA bloc allies for failing to unite behind the move to give 33% reservation to women in Parliament.

(ANI)