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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nBhubaneswar:<\/span> CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday lashed out at opposition parties, including the BJD, for blocking the Women\u2019s Reservation Bill, alleging that they had betrayed women and violated their constitutional rights.Addressing a \u2018Jana akrosh\u2019 (public outrage) women\u2019s rally here, Majhi said the stalling of the Bill was \u201cnot just the defeat of a legislation, but the abortion of mothers\u2019 dreams\u201d. He alleged that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> wanted to provide 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies to ensure their participation in policy-making, the opposition parties blocked it for \u201cnarrow political interests\u201d.\u201cThis is not Modi\u2019s defeat but a severe blow to the women across the country,\u201d Majhi said, accusing Congress and other opposition parties of treating women merely as a vote bank. \u201cWomen have faith in Modi, and that will be fulfilled in the coming days,\u201d he said.Majhi also condemned what he described as \u201cindecent language\u201d used by the opposition leaders, in an indirect reference to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge\u2019s recent remarks against the prime minister and women. He said the political future of the opposition would be \u201creduced to dust\u201d due to public anger and urged women to raise their voice for their rights.Deputy chief minister Pravati Parida reiterated that the BJP had consistently supported women\u2019s rights.Manmohan Samal, the BJP state president, said the discussion on the Women\u2019s Reservation Bill in Parliament on April 17 had the potential to change the country\u2019s political history. \u201cThe nation will never forgive those who did not allow the Bill to be passed,\u201d he said, adding that protests would be taken to district, mandal and booth levels until women received \u201cconstitutional respect\u201d.A march was organised from Exhibition Ground to Lower PMG, with women from various sections of society participating in it.The BJP accusing BJD of siding with Congress, and other parties such as DMK, TMC and Samajwadi Party, which voted against the Bill in Parliament.<\/div>\n