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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi<\/a> on Saturday launched a fiery attack on opposition for defeating the proposed amendments to \u201cwomen\u2019s reservation law,\u201d as he accused them of committing \u201cbhrun hatya\u201d (feticide) in Parliament by scuttling his govt\u2019s \u201chonest attempts\u201d for rollout of 33% quota for women by 2029 and increase in the Lok Sabha seats of every state by 50%. \u201cWomen will never forgive you for this sin,\u201d he said in an address to the nation and affirmed that it is only a matter of time before women are given their rightful share in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. \u201cI assure every woman that we will remove each obstacle that comes in the way of women’s reservation,\u201d he said. He began his impassioned 30-minute speech by apologising to women for his govt\u2019s inability to get the bill to amend women\u2019s reservation law passed despite utmost efforts. Asserting that those who defeated the bill thwarted the rise of women and smothered their aspirations, Modi said, \u201cI apologise to my mothers and sisters.\u201d Soon, he switched gears to slam opposition, especially Congress<\/a>, Trinamool Congress, SP and DMK<\/a>, four parties he named for spreading lies to mislead people over the proposed amendments\u2019 intent. They ended up unmasking themselves before the country, he said. PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a fiery attack on opposition for defeating the proposed amendments to \u201cwomen\u2019s reservation law,\u201d as he accused them of committing \u201cbhrun hatya\u201d (feticide) in Parliament by scuttling his govt\u2019s \u201chonest attempts\u201d for rollout of 33% quota for women by 2029 and increase in the Lok Sabha seats of every state by 50%. <\/p>\n .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWomen will never forgive you for this sin,\u201d he said in an address to the nation and affirmed that it is only a matter of time before women are given their rightful share in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. \u201cI assure every woman that we will remove each obstacle that comes in the way of women’s reservation,\u201d he said. He began his impassioned 30-minute speech by apologising to women for his govt\u2019s inability to get the bill to amend women\u2019s reservation law passed despite utmost efforts. Asserting that those who defeated the bill thwarted the rise of women and smothered their aspirations, Modi said, \u201cI apologise to my mothers and sisters.\u201d Soon, he switched gears to slam opposition, especially Congress, Trinamool Congress, SP and DMK, four parties he named for spreading lies to mislead people over the proposed amendments\u2019 intent. They ended up unmasking themselves before the country, he said.It is rare for Modi to target his political rivals in an address to the nation, which he has generally used to speak on pressing policy and governance matters. The departure seemed to signal the intent to take the fight to them after a united opposition rebuffed his repeated appeals and later assurance in Lok Sabha to dispel their criticism of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill. He said the bill was not meant to snatch anything but to give every state, big or small, something in equal measure, rebutting the charge of opposition parties that delimitation would reduce the share of southern states in Lok Sabha. The women\u2019s reservation amendment bill was the need of the hour, as it also sought to increase the political power of every region, be it north, south, east or west, and state by an equal percentage. However, family-run parties like Congress, TMC, Samajwadi Party and DMK were scared an empowered women\u2019s leadership will threaten the hold of their ruling families, he said. \u201cMembers of these parties were thumping their desks after snatching the rights of women. This was not merely thumping of desks but also a strike at women\u2019s self-respect. And women can forget everything but an insult,\u201d he said. \u201cWe might not have 66% votes needed to get the bill passed, but I know that we have the blessings of 100% of women,\u201d he added, in what seemed to reflect the assessment that BJP can turn the setback into an opportunity to enhance support among women. He also seemed confident that opponents would suffer for their decision. \u201cI want to put it bluntly that those who opposed the Constitution amendment bill are taking women for granted.\u201d Parties like Congress, Trinamool, SP and DMK are guilty of this feticide, he said, before singling out the main opposition party for historically detesting quota for women and being essentially an \u201canti-reform\u201d party which has reflexively criticised every move of his govt, be it GST, digital payment, repeal of Article 370 and triple talaq or CAA. Congress rejects and thwarts every reform needed for a developed India in the 21st century, he said. These parties betrayed their own people, Modi said, adding that the likes of DMK and TMC had a great opportunity to politically empower more people from their state. While Congress itself has lost relevance in many parts of the country and is now living off its allies like a parasite, it still pushed them into opposing the bill to blight their future, he said. He slammed what he called the attempt to engineer a north versus south divide despite govt\u2019s repeated assertion that no state will suffer. Congress has inherited its divide-and-rule mindset from the British, he said, claiming that every challenge facing the country is an outcome of the party being steeped in negativity and an anti-reform ethos. He said, \u201cFor us, national interest is paramount. But when for some parties partisan interest becomes everything and is placed above national interest, then women\u2019s empowerment and the nation\u2019s interest have to bear the consequences.\u201d Modi said he, like women, was feeling sad over the failure to introduce changes for early enforcement of women\u2019s reservation law. But he ended on a note of defiance rather than disappointment. \u201cOur morale is undimmed and our courage is intact. Our resolve is also unshakeable. Parties which opposed the bill will not be able to stop us from increasing the representation of women in legislatures. It is only a matter of time. We may have lacked the numbers, but that does not mean that we lost. Our willpower is invincible, and we will not be stopped until we have fulfilled our commitment,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n![\".\"](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-130363676\/.jpg\" "\\".\\"")
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