Gujarat: PM Modi attacks Opposition, says 'they stalled women's reservation Bill for three decades'

PM Modi alleged that opposition parties stalled the women’s reservation bill for three decades, and are now trying to divide women on the lines of caste and religion when the bill has been passed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged that opposition parties stalled the women’s reservation Bill for three decades, and are now trying to divide women on the lines of caste and religion when the bill has been passed. pic.twitter.com/q0iVrHYqGh — Press Trust of India September 27, 2023 He said, “If they were really concerned about women’s development, they would have not kept them deprived for decades… These are the same people who mocked me when I talked about toilets for women and when I talked about Jan Dhan accounts for women. They mocked the Ujjwala Yojana… When we were talking about liberating Muslim women from triple talaq, they were concerned about their political equations… They were not worried about the rights of Muslim women, they were only concerned about their vote bank… When the law against Triple Talaq was brought, why did they not stand for the rights of Muslim Women?…” #WATCH | Vadodara, Gujarat: PM Narendra Modi says, "If they were really concerned about women's development, they would have not kept them deprived for decades. These are the same people who mocked me when I talked about toilets for women and when I talked about… pic.twitter.com/bN6ceQM2tS — ANI September 27, 2023 As the opposition parties reluctantly extended support to the bill, “I urge women to be wary of them,” PM Modi added.