Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:15am on 15 Aug 2026,Saturday Politics
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day appeal for political parties to support early implementation of the 33% women’s reservation in legislatures. Ramesh described Modi’s pitch as “dishonest” and accused the government of “double-faced hypocrisy,” arguing that the Centre had delayed implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. Modi, in his Red Fort address, urged parties to help ensure women’s reservation becomes effective and said political credit should not matter. The controversy centres on the 2023 law’s implementation being linked to census and delimitation processes, prompting opposition criticism over the timeline. (PC: The Hindu)
