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The Hindu Bureau

Congress, allies supported women’s reservation Bill under ‘great compulsion’: PM Modi

Alleging that the Congress and other Opposition parties in alliance with it supported the women’s reservation Bill in Parliament reluctantly and under ”great compulsion”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25 said they were now determined to divide “women power”.

Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers, ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’ — that had a fair share of women in attendance — in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal, Mr. Modi dwelt into the three-decades old history of the Bill to slam his political opponents, warning that they were ready to “deceive women if given an opportunity.”

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