Priyanka Gandhi Highlights Congress's Historical Push for Women's Reservation Bill
During a Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi emphasized her party's long-standing commitment to women's political reservation. She reminded the house that Rahul Gandhi had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a 2018 letter to implement the quota by 2019. Priyanka Gandhi also highlighted the Congress party's earlier efforts under Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, noting that the bill passed the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but stalled in the Lok Sabha due to lack of consensus. While affirming Congress's support for the 2023 unanimous passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, she criticized the current government for failing to operationalize it effectively. She argued that the new amendment, which includes delimitation provisions, has shifted the debate's focus away from genuine empowerment. The session saw the introduction of the amendment bill alongside related legislation for Union Territories. Priyanka Gandhi traced the issue's roots to Motilal Nehru's 1931 resolution, asserting that women's reservation remains a core value for the Congress party despite political disagreements over implementation timelines and associated legislative changes.
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Priyanka Gandhi Highlights Congress's Historical Push for Women's Reservation Bill
During a Lok Sabha debate on the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi emphasized her party's long-standing commitment to women's political reservation. She reminded the house that Rahul Gandhi had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a 2018 letter to implement the quota by 2019. Priyanka Gandhi also highlighted the Congress party's earlier efforts under Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao, noting that the bill passed the Rajya Sabha in 2010 but stalled in the Lok Sabha due to lack of consensus. While affirming Congress's support for the 2023 unanimous passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, she criticized the current government for failing to operationalize it effectively. She argued that the new amendment, which includes delimitation provisions, has shifted the debate's focus away from genuine empowerment. The session saw the introduction of the amendment bill alongside related legislation for Union Territories. Priyanka Gandhi traced the issue's roots to Motilal Nehru's 1931 resolution, asserting that women's reservation remains a core value for the Congress party despite political disagreements over implementation timelines and associated legislative changes.
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