Yadav had opposed the Bill, saying it was only “going to benefit the richer women and the weaker sections would further lose their hold.”

LUCKNOW (TIP): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on November 9 landed himself in a controversy when he remarked that rural women will not benefit from the Women Reservation Bill because they are not as attractive as women who are from the affluent class.

Hindustan Times quoted Mulayam saying: “bade bade gharon ki ladkiya aur mahilayan kewal upar ja sakti hain…yaad rakhna…apko mauka nahi milega..hamare gaon ki mahila me akarshan itna