Despite setback, Govt. determined to remove all obstacles to women’s reservation: PM Modi

A day after the government failed to secure passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Act and the Delimitation Bill—which sought to implement 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies—Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the NDA remained committed to removing all obstacles in the path of this move.

Addressing the nation on Saturday evening (April 18, 2026), Mr. Modi launched a sharp attack on the Opposition, accusing it of “committing a foeticide of the idea of women’s representation before the whole world, via their opposition to the move”.