Overview
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the Assembly will meet for a single day to pass a censure motion against parties that voted down the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha.
- Yadav announced a statewide campaign that begins in Bhopal with a padyatra and an akrosh rally, a public meeting billed as an expression of anger, followed by similar protests across districts.
- The government will also push municipal bodies to pass resolutions endorsing the Women’s Reservation Act, extending the pressure from the statehouse to local councils.
- A special meeting of the Indore Municipal Corporation devolved into a row over the law’s implementation, as BJP councillors in black attire staged a symbolic protest and routine civic business stalled.
- BJP leaders accused Congress and the DMK of betraying women and spreading claims about seat losses in southern states, while Congress said it backs the quota but opposes tying it to future delimitation and argues the 2023 law should take effect now.