‘Defeated bill to defend idea of India’: Rahul Gandhi as Oppn blocks women's quota bill in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, accused the BJP of attempting to hide delimitation behind a women's bill in Parliament. He alleged that the move was aimed at weakening the political representation of southern, smaller and northeastern states. Gandhi claimed that the Opposition blocked the bill to defend the idea of India, where every state has a voice and is free to express its language and traditions.