Parliament Session LIVE: During this occasion, Modi fervently implored both houses to wholeheartedly endorse the Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a bill advocating for women's reservation.
Parliament Special Session News Live: Sonia Gandhi will begin discussion from Congress party on women s reservation bill, said Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. The Congress was never serious about providing reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, the BJP alleged on Tuesday after the government introduced a bill in this regard in the Lower House of Parliament.The government introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, reviving the concept of women s reservation pending for 27 years for want of consensus among parties.Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the introduction of the bill in the Lok Sabha shows the "unwavering commitment" of the Narendra Modi government to empower women."Sadly, the opposition is unable to digest this. And, what is more shameful is that except tokenism, the Congress has never been serious about women s reservation," he poste
The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, mandating 33 per cent quota for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies, including Delhi, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Tuesday by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, but a legal expert says that .