Rijiju Claims Tharoor Admitted Congress Is Anti-Women

By BPN News Desk April 29, 2026

National Politics

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has claimed that Congress MP Shashi Tharoor “in a way” accepted that the Congress is anti-women, triggering a fresh political exchange after the opposition’s stand on the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill. Kiren Rijiju Targets Congress Over

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Anbumani Attacks Stalin Over Women’s Bill

By BPN News Desk April 19, 2026

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has criticised Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin over the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, saying the DMK’s stand had worked against women’s political representation. His remarks came amid the growing political battle over the failed bill, which was linked to introducing 33% reservation for women in Parliament

National

Modi Targets Opposition Over Women’s Bill

By BPN News Desk April 19, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the nation after the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, and accused Opposition parties of blocking the implementation of women’s reservation in legislatures. Speaking a day after the bill failed in the Lok Sabha, he said the government remained committed to the larger goal of increasing […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Women’s Quota Vote: BJP Sets the Trap, Opposition Chooses the Lesser Damage

By BPN News Desk April 17, 2026

The Women’s Reservation Bill failed in the Lok Sabha, falling short of the required two-thirds majority. On paper, it looks like a straightforward legislative defeat. But anyone reading this purely as a numbers game is missing the larger political design behind it. This was never just a vote on women’s representation. It was a carefully […]

National Politics

INDIA Bloc Opposes Centre’s Delimitation Bill

By BPN News Desk April 15, 2026

Opposition parties in the INDIA bloc have announced that they will oppose the Centre’s proposed Delimitation Bill, while continuing to support women’s reservation in legislatures. The bloc said its objection is not to women’s representation, but to what it described as an unfair and politically driven attempt to redraw parliamentary strength in a way that […]

International

Modi Calls Women’s Reservation Law A Historic Step

By BPN News Desk April 13, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act as one of the most significant decisions of the 21st century, saying Parliament was on the verge of creating new history. Speaking at the Nari Shakti Vandan Sammelan in New Delhi, he said the measure would help fulfil long-standing aspirations for […]

Government Policies National

Lok Sabha May Rise To 816 For Women’s Quota

By BPN News Desk March 24, 2026

The Centre is considering a major increase in Lok Sabha strength to 816 seats as part of a plan to implement one-third reservation for women in Parliament without displacing existing MPs. The proposal would mark the first expansion of the House in more than five decades and could significantly reshape India’s political landscape ahead of […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Trolls Feast on Gadkari’s Caste Remarks, But Miss His Larger Point

By BPN News Desk September 21, 2025

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s latest speech in Nagpur has once again become a case study in how public discourse in India is increasingly being hijacked by trolls and aided by media outlets hungry for sensationalism. The speech itself was layered, with Gadkari attempting to balance reflections on caste, reservation, and merit. But the only thing […]