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Babuhshai Bureau
New Delhi, April 18, 2026: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the nation.
In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Today I'm here to discuss an important issue, especially for the women of this country. Every citizen of this country is witnessing how women's progress has stalled... Despite our best efforts, we haven't succeeded. Amendments could not be made in the Nari Shakti Adhiniyam. And I apologise to all the mothers and in the nation for this.”
| In his address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Nation’s welfare is our priority, but when political benefit becomes the priority for some people, even bigger than the nation’s welfare, the women of the country have to bear the burden for this. The same happened this time as well.” “The country’s ‘Nari Shakti’ had to bear the burden of the selfish politics of parties like Congress, DMK, TMC and Samajwadi Party.”
"What happened in Parliament was not just desk thumping, but an attack on the dignity and self respect of women. A woman may forget many things, but she never forgets her insult. The conduct of the Congress and its allies in Parliament will remain in the minds of women across the country. Whenever people see these leaders in their constituencies, they will remember that these are the same individuals who celebrated stopping women’s reservation in Parliament. The women of the country are watching closely and understand their intent."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "Congress has always been hated the issue of women’s reservation. It has repeatedly tried to block women’s reservation and has consistently created obstacles in this direction in the past as well. This time too, Congress and its allies resorted to one excuse after another to stop the Women’s Reservation Bill. At times they raised questions about numbers, and at other times they used different arguments to mislead the country..."
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