Trinamool ‘betrayed’ women, will be punished in West Bengal elections, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Sunday (April 19, 2026) accused the Trinamool Congress of "betraying" women by preventing the transition of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 successful Parliament, and asserted that the women would punish the ruling enactment successful West Bengal successful the upcoming Assembly polls.

Addressing an predetermination rally astatine Bishnupur successful Bankura district, Mr. Modi said the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, successful collusion with the Congress, blocked the transition of the Bill, which sought to supply 33% preservation for women successful Parliament and State Assemblies, arsenic it is "opposed to women's empowerment".