Women party workers of the Congress and BJP staged protests outside their offices in south Mumbai over Women’s Reservation Bill. Pics/Ashish Raje and Atul Kamble

After the Women’s Reservation Bill failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, Kiren Rijiju accused Congress and its allies of blocking a historic reform, calling it a setback for women rather than the government. He said the Centre followed democratic procedures but could not secure the required two-thirds majority (Pics/PTI)