Hyderabad, April 13 -- Telangana State Mahila Congress President Errabelli Swarna on Monday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to the people of the country, alleging that the BJP government has been misleading the public on the issue of women's reservation.
Addressing a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here, she accused the BJP of displaying "hypocritical concern" for women and attempting to introduce the Women's Reservation Bill with the sole objective of gaining political mileage ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Swarna said the demand for women's reservation in Parliament and State legislatures dates back nearly four decades, recalling that discussions began during the tenure of ...