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Rijiju says Tharoor admitted Congress is anti women after Women Reservation Bill slip
Politics
Published on 29 April 2026
Tharoor flagged a technical link between reservation and delimitation
After the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill failed to pass, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed Shashi Tharoor indirectly accepted Congress is “anti-women.” BJP leader CR Kesavan backed the attack, saying Congress has undercut women’s empowerment. Tharoor had earlier referenced the conversation on X and raised concerns that tying women’s quota to delimitation could dilute its purpose.
- Rijiju alleged Tharoor indirectly admitted Congress is anti-women
- The row followed failure of the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill
- CR Kesavan joined the criticism over Congress’s women empowerment stance
- Tharoor questioned linking reservation with delimitation
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