Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, a day after a government-backed Bill proposing 33 per cent reservation for women failed in the Lok Sabha amid opposition from the Congress and its allies.The Prime Minister, who did not speak after the Bill fell, is expected to make his own and the BJP-led NDA’s stand on the women’s reservation issue clear.Women of our country will give befitting reply to Congress and its allies: PM Modi in address to nationApril 18, 2026 9:02 pmEvery single challenge our country faces today is due to negative approach of Congress party over years: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 9:00 pmCongress has always spread falsehoods about necessary reforms, delayed every reform, while it ruled: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:58 pmCongress has always opposed all attempts for nation-building, betterment of our country: ModiApril 18, 2026 8:56 pmNari Shakti Vandan Amendment was need of hour, honest effort to ensure balanced empowerment across north, south, east and west: ModiApril 18, 2026 8:55 pmA woman forgets everything, but not her insult; this insult by Congress and its allies will always remain in every woman’s heart: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:53 pmCongress has always believed in politics of dividing people, so they spread falsehood about North-South divide: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:52 pmFamily-run parties do not want women to move forward as women could end their selfish politics: PM Modi on reservation issueApril 18, 2026 8:52 pmI expected Congress to correct its past mistakes, but they missed an opportunity to script new history: PM Modi on women’s quota issueApril 18, 2026 8:50 pmParties like Congress, DMK, TMC and Samajwadi Party have committed foeticide by defeating the bill: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:46 pmBill on reservation was aimed to give wings to our women power, without snatching anything from anyone: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:44 pm’Opposition parties have insulted our Constitution by defeating bill for women’s reservation in legislatures’April 18, 2026 8:44 pmOpposition has committed a sin by opposing women reservation and they will be surely punished for this: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:43 pmIndia’s women saw how parties like Congress, TMC and DMK celebrated their selfish politics against our women power: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:41 pm’Fight for empowering India’s women has been stalled due to selfish politics of opposition parties’April 18, 2026 8:40 pmI seek forgiveness from all women of the country: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:38 pmA woman forgets everything, but not her insult; this insult by Congress and its allies will always remain in every woman’s heart: PM ModiEvery citizen of India is watching how dreams of our women have been crushed: PM ModiApril 18, 2026 8:35 pmPM Modi to address nation at 8.30 pmApril 18, 2026 8:32 pmPrime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation tonight at 8.30 pm, a day after a government-backed Bill proposing 33 per cent reservation for women failed in the Lok Sabha amid opposition from the Congress and its allies.