Was Modi's allegation against the Gujarat governor wrong?

Narendra Modi might have squarely placed the blame of not having 50 percent reservation for women in civic bodies on Gujarat governor Kamala Beniwal, but are his claims unfounded? [caption id=“attachment_691556” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Narendra Modi. Agencies.[/caption] Modi during his speech at FICCI was answering a question posed by a member of the audience when he said: “I wanted to reserve 50 percent posts in Gujarat civic bodies for women. Unfortunately, it is a woman governor who has not given her consent and is blocking it.” However, the Times of India reports today:

The governor, a veteran Congress leader from Rajasthan, had welcomed the legislation but only requested the government to drop a provision for compulsory voting in the Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009.

The governor said that she wanted this provision included in the Bill as it was passed hurriedly by the House without much political or public debate which was necessary to appropriate the effect of the Bill. She also argued that it may go against the constitutional freedoms. Read the complete TOI story here.