Hyderabad: Authorities in Hyderabad placed Telangana BJP President N. Ramchander Rao under house arrest on Saturday. This occurred after the Bharatiya Janata Party announced a demonstration outside the home of Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The action was in response to the Congress party’s position on the Women’s Reservation Bill during parliamentary discussions.
Rao denounced the police measures, describing them as an effort to suppress a legitimate demonstration.
On Friday evening, members of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the BJP’s youth division, held a protest in Hyderabad. They set fire to an effigy of Rahul Gandhi and criticized the Congress party’s approach to the bill.
This follows an announcement by the BJP and its National Democratic Alliance allies on Friday for widespread protests across the country against opposition groups.
Senior party officials stated that BJP state branches were instructed to conduct protests at district centers nationwide. The initiative seeks to highlight the opposition’s part in blocking progress on gender equality.
The demonstrations intend to rally public support for the bill and emphasize the government’s dedication to enhancing women’s roles in legislatures.
The NDA has initiated a national campaign against opposition parties beginning today. Participating groups are encouraged to use social media, public gatherings, and other methods.
This development arises after the BJP-led administration’s attempt to approve the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which did not achieve the necessary two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. The vote resulted in 298 in favor and 230 against, as declared by Speaker Om Birla.
The bill formed part of a set of three proposals, including measures on delimitation and union territory laws, designed to implement women’s reservations starting from the 2029 elections.
Opposition groups resisted connecting the reservation to delimitation and census processes, insisting on immediate application of the women’s quota. (ANI)
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