LUCKNOW, April 19 -- After the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill 2026 failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, the ruling party and Opposition took swipes at each other on the issue. While the BJP said "a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy," the Opposition framed the bill's defeat as a successful defence against an "unconstitutional trick." Chief minister Yogi Adityanath termed the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures by 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats a "betrayal of women's power" in the nation. "Today, a dark chapter has been added to the history of India's great democracy. The Opposition's obstruction of the passage of the Constitutional Amendment Bill, essential for the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', is a blow to the honour of 'Bharat Mata'. It is a betrayal of all women in the nation and an infringement of their democratic rights," Adityanath said in a post on X in Hindi late Friday night. P3...