LUCKNOW, April 22 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Samajwadi Party and the Congress stood exposed over the Women's Reservation Bill, alleging that both parties had "missed an opportunity" given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shed their "anti-women image". Addressing women outside the Vidhan Bhawan at the end of the 'Jan Akrosh Mahila Padyatra', Adityanath said the opposition had failed to support a landmark initiative aimed at enhancing women's representation. The chief minister, along with deputy chief ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Prasad Maurya, BJP state president Pankaj Chaudhary, and other NDA leaders, took part in the protest march. The march began from the CM's residence at 5 Kalidas Marg around 9:30am and culminated at the Vidhan Bhawan. A large number of women participated, many carrying the tricolour. Adityanath reiterated that over the past 11 years, Modi government has focused its policies on four pillars - women, poor, youth and farmers. He said the "double-engine government" was working consistently in the interest of half of the population (women), while the opposition was attempting to block initiatives aimed at their welfare. He further stated that the central government wanted to extend the benefits of reservation to women starting from 2029, but the opposition exposed their "undemocratic face" and their attitude remained entirely adverse. The chief minister also announced that the protests would continue at the district, division, and booth levels across the state.He called the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam a landmark and politically significant step for women's representation.It may be pointed out that the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, intended to implement one-third women's reservation in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assembly, failed to get the nod in the Lower House on April 17. It fell short of the two-thirds majority of 352, out of the total 528 members present in the Lok Sabha....