Women Reservation Bill: SP MLAs stage protest against BJP in UP Assembly premises

Samajwadi Party legislators protested in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly premises, accusing the BJP of misleading people on women's reservations

1. 👁 Samajwadi Party members staged a protest in Uttar Pradesh Assembly premises on Thursday
   

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   Samajwadi Party members staged a protest in Uttar Pradesh Assembly premises on Thursday, accusing the BJP of misleading the people on the issue of women's reservation. (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 The protest came ahead of the special one-day session of the assembly
   

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   The protest came ahead of the special one-day session of the assembly during which the government is expected to move a censure motion against opposition parties, holding them responsible for the failure to pass the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 Holding banners that read 'Implement 33% Women's Reservation, the Samajwadi Party (SP) members staged the protest
   

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   Holding banners that read 'Implement 33% Women's Reservation, the Samajwadi Party (SP) members staged the protest in front of the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 SP MLA Sangram Singh Yadav told reporters that the BJP is "misleading" the public
   

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   SP MLA Sangram Singh Yadav told reporters that the BJP is "misleading" the public in the name of women's reservation (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

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   He alleged that the BJP was intentionally delaying the benefits of the legislation for women in order to carry out constituency delimitation in line with its own interests (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 He added that the BJP stood exposed on the issue and had been anti-women from the beginning
   

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   He added that the BJP stood exposed on the issue and had been anti-women from the beginning, asserting that leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia and Mulayam Singh Yadav had always championed women’s rights (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 Participating in the protest, SP MLA Amitabh Bajpai demanded the immediate implementation of the women's reservation law
   

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   Participating in the protest, SP MLA Amitabh Bajpai demanded the immediate implementation of the women's reservation law, questioning why the BJP is failing to enforce a statute that was passed in 2023 (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

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   He further demanded that the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the women's reservation law (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)

1. 👁 SP MLA Kamal Akhtar also questioned why the BJP is creating confusion regarding the issue
   

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   SP MLA Kamal Akhtar also questioned why the BJP is creating confusion regarding the issue, given that the women's reservation bill was unanimously passed by Parliament in 2023 (Source: Photo by Vishal Srivastava)