New Delhi: Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiran Rijiju Saturday said the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha should not be seen as a failure of the government and accused the Congress of dealing a major blow to the country.Addressing a press conference after the conclusion of the budget session, Rijiju said that the opposition will have to suffer the consequences of being anti-women.Rijiju said, “The budget session was extended for three days on April 16, 17, 18, during which the Nari Shakti Vandan Act and the Delimitation Bill were introduced. We have the majority, but we did not get the required two-thirds majority for constitutional amendment.”He said, “Congress will have to face the anger of women, celebrating the defeat of women is proof of their anti-women mentality.”This comes after the bill proposing reservation for women through the delimitation process could not garner the required two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha, with 298 members voting in favor and 230 voting against it.Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that the Constitution Amendment Bill has not been passed. After the results, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the government will not move forward on the remaining two related bills.The BJP has accused the opposition parties of blocking a landmark reform aimed at ensuring 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleged that Congress, TMC and other parties prevented the bill from being passed and warned of political consequences.However, the opposition says it supports women’s reservation in principle but opposes linking it to the delimitation and census processes. Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, described the bill as an attempt to change India’s electoral structure, while several Congress leaders described the vote as a defense of democratic values.