Watch: BJP MPs detained during protest march to Rahul Gandhi's residence after Constitution Amendment Bill failed in LS

Delhi Police on Saturday detained several women MPs from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who were marching toward the residence of Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The protest was held against the Opposition after the 131st Constitution Amendment Bill, aimed at implementing women’s reservation, failed to pass in the Lok Sabha.

Among those detained were Union Minister of State Raksha Khadse and BJP MPs Bansuri Swaraj and Kamaljeet Sehrawat, along with other party leaders. Police also used water cannons to disperse the group of women protesters heading toward Rahul Gandhi’s residence.

The BJP accused the Indian National Congress (INC) of being “anti-women,” raising slogans and displaying placards after 230 Opposition MPs voted against the constitutional amendment, which required a two-thirds majority for passage. BJP workers also burned an effigy of LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to demonstrate their outrage over the bill’s failure.

(This is a developing story. More to come)