BJP's Thakur: Opposition Betrays Women by Killing Reservation Bill

Political tempers flared in Lucknow as BJP MP Anurag Thakur lambasted the opposition for torpedoing the landmark women's reservation legislation. Addressing the media, he proclaimed: 'Congress, SP, DMK, TMC—their anti-women credentials stand exposed before the nation.' Thakur detailed the bill's promise: 33% quota alongside Lok Sabha expansion to match population boom. 'From 550 seats in 1971 for 54 crore people to 140 crore now—seats must grow, women must rise.' It wasn't favoritism, he stressed, but correcting historical wrongs like Shah Bano snub and welfare deficits. 'Congress eras brought nothing—no sanitation, no food security, no housing,' Thakur contrasted sharply. 'Modi ji fixed it all. Their panic? BJP getting credit for quota.' Yet Modi offered: 'You take praise, we deliver justice.' Chronicling failures, Thakur listed Deve Gowda's referral, Vajpayee's quashed bids, UPA inaction despite Rajya Sabha passage. 'Nehru-Gandhi women thrive without quota; masses don't,' he mocked family parties. Dismissing pretexts—delimitation, census—the bill baked in 2029 rollout, caste data, PoK inclusion. 'Opposition invented reasons to kill it,' Thakur charged. This 'no' vote, he asserted, reveals deep-seated bias, galvanizing women voters against betrayers.