‘Ready to give up for a sister’: Congress’ Manickam Tagore offers to vacate seat if women’s quota applied to current constituencies | India News

“Instead, they talk about creating new seats—clearly avoiding real Social change. Women’s reservation cannot be symbolic or selective. It must be fair, immediate, and across existing constituencies not delayed through delimitation or diversion tactics. The fight is simple: genuine representation vs political convenience,” Tagore said.The Bill, which sought to implement women’s reservation along with delimitation-linked provisions, failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, receiving 298 votes in favour and 230 against.It proposed increasing the strength of the Lok Sabha from 543 to 816 seats, with 33 per cent reservation for women linked to delimitation based on the 2011 Census. Following its defeat, the government decided not to proceed with two other related bills.In his address to the nation, PM Modi criticised opposition parties for blocking the Bill, stating that they had “crushed” the dreams of women despite the government’s efforts. He described the defeat as a “blow to women’s self-respect” and said the electorate would remember the “insult to their pride.”The prime ,inister also said the proposed amendment under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam aimed to expand opportunities for women and strengthen their representation in governance. He further accused the Congress of historically obstructing reforms, alleging its approach of “delay, diversion, obstruction” had slowed national progress.