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"It was about BJP's preservation": Jairam Ramesh hits out at Centre after Women's Reservation Bill defeat

Apr 20, 2026

Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks following the defeat of the bill Ramesh said, "The women are not fools, they know everything. Today, there are 15 lakh women representatives in Panchayats and Nagar Nigams. It is not because of the BJP but Congress. We demand that the government implements reservation for women from 2029 and include OBC and tribal women too. For the BJP, it was a matter of the BJP's preservation and remaining in power, not women's reservation," he said.