Saturday’s national broadcast by PM Narendra Modi, apologizing for the Lok Sabha’s block on women’s reservation amendment, unleashed BJP indignation. Leaders united in decrying opposition obstructionism, forecasting women’s wrath at the hustings.
In a pointed IANS chat, Delhi Speaker Vijender Gupta revealed opposition’s true colors. ‘Modi’s hurt, but resolute. Women will demand accountability,’ he said, spotlighting Ujjwala and education drives as unmatched empowerment tools undermined by rivals.
Shobha Gupta portrayed Modi as a protective patriarch, furious yet firm on rights.
Bihar’s Sinha grieved the ‘honor-elevating’ bill’s rejection, fingering Congress et al. for toxic confusion against mothers and daughters—unforgivable.
Saravgi endorsed Modi’s redoubled push for assembly quotas. Shukla in MP stressed inevitable triumph of Modi’s iron will; opposition bypassed dialogue, spurning Shah’s quota hike.
Patel ripped Congress’s parochialism versus BJP’s higher ideals. Rao slammed INDIA’s pyrrhic ‘win’ over national womanhood.
Strategically, BJP alchemizes setback into sympathy, Modi’s humility amplifying calls for justice. As debates simmer, the party banks on female solidarity to flip the script in democracy’s arena.
