A Political Timeline Of The Women s Reservation Bill From Rajiv Gandhi To Narendra Modi outlookindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from outlookindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While the Congress has been trying to appropriate the move, BJP sources suggest that the rival party has 'never been serious' about the bill and only paid 'lip service'. The tussle is explained by the fact that women's share among voters over the past few years has risen to a whopping 48%
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Issues relating to ensuring greater representation of women in politics had been discussed even prior to Independence, and in the Constituent Assembly. In independent India, the issue got momentum only in the 1970s.
Almost every government since September 1996 has tried to push the Bill providing 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, but failed so far due to lack of political will and consensus.