Naveen continues on path laid down by his father Biju Patnaik, with number of women candidates fielded in simultaneous Assembly polls also rising, although lower than Lok Sabha
A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna said the issue is pending before the Supreme Court and the apex court is already seized of it.
The two-page memorandum also said that former Congress prime ministers from Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 to PV Narasimha Rao in 1992 to Manmohan Singh in 2008 tried to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament.
What is the seeming fixation with the quota and women with short hair? On what grounds had the RJD, SP, and JD(U) opposed the Bill, and why have they changed stance? Why is the AIMIM still opposing it?