Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the Centre over the Women's Reservation Bill, calling it an "anti-national act which attempts to alter India's electoral map", prompting fierce objection from the NDA members in the House.
Speaking during the debate on the bill in Lok Sabha, Gandhi said, "The first truth is that this is not a women's bill. This has nothing to do with the empowerment of women. This is an attempt to change the electoral map of India. Actually, it is a shameful act," says LoP, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, during special session of Parliament on the women's reservation bill and delimitation".
Women's Reservation Bill a bypass of caste census: Rahul Gandhi
Hitting out at the NDA government further, Rahul claimed the Women's Reservation Bill is an attempt to bypass the caste census and that the government is trying to take away power from the OBC communities.
This is nothing short of an anti-national act: Rahul
LoP, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, "You are telling the south Indian, the north-eastern states and small states in India that for the BJP to remain in power, we are going to take away representation from you. This is nothing short of an anti-national act. And we are not going to allow you to do this."
On the delimitation issue, Rahul Gandhi says, "What you (BJP) are doing, because you are scared of what is happening in the politics of the country, you are scared of the erosion of your strength, and you are trying to rejig the Indian political map. You did it in Assam, J&K, and now imagining you can do it in India. You need a constitutional amendment to do that."
Rahul says caste census has nothing to do with representation for next 15 years
Rahul Gandhi says, "Manuvad over Samvidhaan...Amit Shah ji says that the caste census has begun. He repeated twice, trying to be clever, saying that houses don't have caste. The point is whether or not the caste census is going to be used in representation in Parliament & State Assemblies. And now, what you are trying to do is that caste census has nothing to do with representation for the next 15 years..."
Centre trying to avoid giving power to OBC
Speaking in Parliament, LoP, Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, "It is a historical fact that how Indian society treated Dalits and OBCs and their women...What is being attempted here is a bypass of the caste census. Here, they are trying to avoid giving power and representation to my OBC brothers and sisters and taking power from them."
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