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
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday reacted to the Union Cabinet clearing the long-awaited Women’s Reservation Bill, saying “it is ours”.
As the Women’s Reservation Bill has reached the Parliament once again, here is all you need to know Geeta Mukherjee, the first MP to seek female reservation in assembly.