Patna, April 19: The Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) has announced that it will organize protest marches across all district headquarters in Bihar on April 22. This demonstration is in response to what RLM has termed a “shameful act” by the Mahagathbandhan parties, which opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
This development follows the failure of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 to secure the necessary votes for passage in the Lok Sabha on Friday. The NDA ally, RLM, stated, “On April 22, RLM workers will march against the parties in the Mahagathbandhan that opposed the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament.”
RLM emphasized that by voting against the Women’s Reservation Bill, Congress and its allies in the Mahagathbandhan have effectively barred half of the country’s population—women—from gaining entry into the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. They have deprived women of their rights and entitlements.
RLM’s state spokesperson, Rampujar Sinha, noted that the party’s national president and Rajya Sabha member, Upendra Kushwaha, has consistently supported constitutional rights and delimitation reforms. Sinha remarked, “Before this campaign could achieve its goal, the opposition parties halted it by opposing it in Parliament. If this bill had become law, the number of Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Bihar would have increased by one and a half times.”
Additionally, he stated that had the opposition provided support in Parliament, women would have secured 33 percent of the seats, allowing them to become MPs and MLAs.
The spokesperson further criticized the Mahagathbandhan MPs for their actions, stating, “The national Lok Morcha will hold protest marches at all district headquarters in Bihar on April 22 against the opposition’s stance in Parliament.”
The aim of this bill was to provide 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament, but it failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority. This has sparked a sharp political conflict between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA alliance. Despite a full day of debate, the proposed legislation, which also aimed to increase the number of members in the house, could not secure the necessary constitutional majority.
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