Oppn committed ‘foeticide’: PM

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- OUR CORRESPONDENT

In an all out attack on the Opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at them for what he claimed was the “bhrun hatya” or foeticide of the government's “honest attempts” at providing equality to women.

The prime minister was addressing the nation a day after the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 failed to clear Lok Sabha amid a united front put up by the Opposition. It was the first major legislative loss for the Modi government since it came to power in 2014. However, the 2023 women’s reservation law, which was notified on Thursday night, still stands.

‘This was an attempt to give more voice to every state in the Parliament. Whether states are small or big, whether they have more population or less, this was an attempt to ensure equal distribution of power. But the Congress and its allies committed foeticide of this honest attempt in front of the whole country. They have committed foeticide,’ PM Modi said in his televised address.

He said Opposition parties that opposed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament were taking women’s power for granted.