The new law provides 33% reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Rahul Gandhi further slammed the government for delaying women’s reservation, adding that it is a distraction from demand for conducting caste census.
The Prime Minister remarked that with the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in Parliament, the nation usher in an era of stronger representation and...
The Rajya Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill unanimously on Thursday. A voice vote was taken with Chairman of the House Jagdeep Dhankhar declaring the ayes...
Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha suggested sending the bill to the Select Committee for including the Schedule Caste, Schedules Tribes, Other Backward Castes in the...
Congress MP Rajneeth Ranjan stated that they want rights, adding that women don’t want to be pitied.
He also stated that this bill marked a golden moment in the parliamentary journey of India.
Following the passage in the Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed gratitude to all MPs across the party lines who voted in support of women's...
The Opposition Congress also voted in favour of the Bill though it sought the immediate implementation of the law instead of waiting for delimitation and a...
Explaining the importance of implementing OBC quota in the Women's Reservation Bill, Gandhi noted that among the 90 secretaries, who run the Government of India, only...