Congress moves breach of privilege notice over PM Modi's address on voting against Constitution Amendment Bill

New Delhi: Congress member of Lok Sabha KC Venugopal on Tuesday filed a "notice of question of privilege" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of "casting aspersions" on opposition MPs during his recent address to the nation for voting against the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which proposed to increase seats in the lower house and linked it to women's reservation.

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Maintaining that the prime minister usually addresses the nation on a critical matter of national concern which brooks no delay, Venugopal said in his notice to the speaker that during the 29-minute address to the nation on April 18, Modi criticised the opposition parties for blocking the bill and "made direct reflections" on the voting pattern of the members of the opposition and "attributed motives" to them.