Will implement women's reservation, no power can stop us: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday slammed the Congress and DMK over the defeat of the amendment bill regarding the Women's Reservation Act in Parliament. but said the government was determined to implement it and that "no power in the world can stop us," from doing so.  Addressing a poll rally in support of BJP candidate from Vasudevanallur, Ananthan Ayyasamy in Tamil Nadu's Tenkasi district for the April 23 Assembly polls, he lashed out at the ruling DMK over corruption and urged people to "give it a farewell" in the hustings. "Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought a bill in Parliament to ensure 33 per cent reservation for our mothers and sisters in Parliament, assemblies and councils. The DMK, Congress, TMC and Communist parties did not allow it to be passed. Still, I would like to assure, on the basis of the PM's resolve, that we will certainly give 33 per cent reservation for women and no power in the world can stop us," the senior BJP leader said.

33% महिला आरक्षण कानून को डीएमके, कांग्रेस और टीएमसी ने पार्लियामेंट में पारित नहीं होने दिया, लेकिन हमारा संकल्प है कि हम संसद और विधानसभा में महिलाओं को 33% आरक्षण जरूर देंगे। pic.twitter.com/cuWFoVOtpI

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) April 19, 2026