Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the failure of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, highlighting women’s disappointment. Smriti Irani criticised opposition parties for celebrating the setback, while Maithili Thakur expressed sadness, saying the move hurt women’s empowerment.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the failure of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Sharing a clip of the PM stating that women were left disappointed, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 actress and former Union Education Minister Smriti Irani took to social media to criticise the Opposition for celebrating despite the setback to women’s welfare.
Smriti tweeted, "When the proposal for women's welfare was defeated... family-based parties like Congress, DMK, TMC, and SP were clapping with joy and thumping their desks."
Singer and Bihar MLA Maithili Thakur also reacted to PM Modi’s address. She shared a photo of herself watching his speech live and wrote, "Today, while traveling on the roads during election campaigning in Bengal, I heard Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji's message addressed to the women."
She added, "My heart ached to see that an important proposal related to women's empowerment could not pass in Parliament this time." Emphasising the need for change, she said that the voice of women will continue to rise because "respect and security" are the right of every woman.
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