BJP women workers protest near Rahul Gandhi’s residence over women’s bill defeat

BJP women leaders and workers gathered in Delhi on Saturday to stage a protest march following the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

The protest was held near the residence of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Sunehri Bagh (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Women MPs including Hema Malini, Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Bansuri Swaraj, Manju Sharma and Vatsalya Gupta participated in the demonstration along with party workers (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, state president Virendra Sachdeva, Union minister Raksha Khadse and MP Manoj Tiwari also joined the protest (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Protesters criticised Opposition parties for the defeat of the bill and accused them of humiliating women by opposing the proposed reservation (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

As the march progressed towards the residence, police intervened and used water cannons to disperse the protesters, according to officials (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

Addressing the gathering at Moti Lal Nehru Marg, Hema Malini said the bill could not be passed despite efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed disappointment over the Opposition’s stance (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)

The bill, which sought to implement reservation for women in legislatures and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats, was defeated after securing 298 votes in favour and 230 against, falling short of the required two-thirds majority (Source: Photo by Amit Mehra)