Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi urges CMs of Congress states to pass Assembly resolution on one-third quota
6 years, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi urges CMs of Congress states to pass Assembly resolution on one-third quota

Firstpost  

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has written to Congress/alliance governments in states to have a resolution passed in their respective assemblies, seeking one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has written to Congress/alliance governments in states to have a resolution passed in their respective assemblies, seeking one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. “In order to reaffirm our support for the passage of the bill, it would be expedient for the state Assembly to pass a resolution calling for the reservation of one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies for women, in the next session,” Rahul said in the letter written to Congress and its allied chief ministers. Besides Rahul, Odisha chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik, too, on Thursday had written to all chief ministers, seeking their support to ensure 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament.

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Karnataka to Reserve 74 Assembly Seats for Women by 2028
2 weeks ago

Karnataka to Reserve 74 Assembly Seats for Women by 2028

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru:President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. He said while addressing the gathering at the induction of newly elected president of Karnataka Youth Congress Committee Manjunath Gowda in Bengaluru. He exuded confidence of his party retaining power in Karnataka in 2028 elections and also the return of the Congress party to power at the Centre in …

Cong govt in favour of women reservation: Himachal CM
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Cong govt in favour of women reservation: Himachal CM

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while addressing a public gathering at the state-level programme organised on the occasion of International Women’s Day at Chambi Ground in Shahpur assembly constituency of Kangra district on Saturday, said the state government is also in favour of reservation to women. Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Sukhu said that the senior Congress leader Sonia …

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea over women’s reservation in Parliament
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s reply on plea over women’s reservation in Parliament

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to respond to a plea challenging the validity of Article 334A of the Constitution which prescribes delimitation as a prerequisite to give effect to reservation of seats for women in Parliament. The court issued notice to the Ministry of Law and Justice as well as the Attorney-General of India, the highest …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Article 334A Which Prescribes Delimitation Exercise To Implement Women's Reservation In Lok Sabha
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Article 334A Which Prescribes Delimitation Exercise To Implement Women's Reservation In Lok Sabha

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the delimitation clause under Article 334A of the Constitution of India in so far as it renders delimitation of constituencies a prerequisite to implement women's reservation in Lok Sabha. The Amendment Act in question contemplates reservation of 33% seats in the Lok Sabha and …

Congress will remove quota cap if elected to power, says Rahul
2 months, 1 week ago

Congress will remove quota cap if elected to power, says Rahul

The Hindu  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on his first visit to Bihar after becoming the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, on Saturday slammed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party for being anti-Constitution and asserted that 20-25 billionaires own the wealth of the country. Mr. Gandhi further said the 50% reservation barrier would be removed and caste census …

BJP to ramp up women's presence in organisation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP to ramp up women's presence in organisation

The Hindu  

The BJP is likely to have a higher representation of women in its organisational structures, compared to its outgoing committees at various levels from booth upwards, as it prepares for the implementation of the law reserving one-third of seats Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. Sources said in a state like Madhya Pradesh, the BJP may have at least …

To Help or Empower? Women in Indian Politics
2 months, 3 weeks ago

To Help or Empower? Women in Indian Politics

The Diplomat  

In 2023, India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, promised to extend the reservation of electoral constituencies to women. One can also approach this debate in a different way – by asking whether Indian women would be best helped by being offered various things, or instead by being allowed to have more agency. Moreover, while the 2015 state elections led …

Women crucial as labharthi but not as elected MLAs in polls
4 months ago

Women crucial as labharthi but not as elected MLAs in polls

The Hindu  

Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Jharkhand are among State Assembly elections that turned on the vote of women, and on the strength of direct benefit transfer schemes specifically targeted at women. According to political scientist Professor Ashwani Kumar, whose forthcoming book Last Mile Welfare in India tackles just such a subject, the rise of women as beneficiaries and a …

Rajasthan approves 33% quota for women in police force
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajasthan approves 33% quota for women in police force

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan on Wednesday approved 33% reservation for women in the police force by deciding to amend the State Police Subordinate Service Rules, 1989. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Jogaram Patel said after the meeting that the police would be able to work with more sensitivity in the matters related …

Rahul Gandhi May Address Lok Sabha on Union Budget 2024 Today | ABP News
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi May Address Lok Sabha on Union Budget 2024 Today | ABP News

ABP News  

Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is expected to deliver a speech in the Lok Sabha on the Union Budget 2024 on Monday, July 29. It is anticipated that if Rahul speaks in the House, it could lead to significant commotion, given that opposition MPs have already created a lot of uproar over the budget. In a meeting …

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress
9 months ago

Parliament should pass law on reservations to exceed 50% cap: Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on June 30 said Parliament should pass a law to enable reservations to exceed the 50% cap, a day after NDA constituent Janata Dal demanded that the quota increase in Bihar be included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution. At a meeting of the JD national executive here on Saturday, the party expressed concern over a recent …

Delimitation hurdle for women quota
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delimitation hurdle for women quota

New Indian Express  

Speaking to this newspaper, senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore said the linkage with delimitation could delay the implementation of women’s reservation, adding the BJP is planning it for 2034. Echoing the view, noted economist and former chief statistician Pronab Sen told this paper that the women’s quota will get stuck because delimitation and census have been …

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

In the video, Sanjna Jatav is dancing to Rajasthani folk music. Her priorities are clear, she tells me on the phone: “Higher education for women who otherwise drop out because they aren’t allowed to attend co-ed institutions.” Despite the well-deserved euphoria of individual victories, the new Lok Sabha looks depressingly like the old Lok Sabha in one significant way: The …

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

India fared worse than 150 countries in the representation of women in parliament, according to data from IPU-Parline, a global database on national parliaments. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 74 women MPs were elected, forming 13.6 per cent of the total number of members in parliament. India falls short of the global average of 26.5 per cent as well …

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Only 3 women from region make it to Parliament

Hindustan Times  

Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill in the last session but only three women will be representing the states and Union Territories north of the national capital in the 18th Lok Sabha. The winners are Mandi BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, 37, Bathinda Shiromani Akali Dal nominee Harsimrat Kaur Badal, 57, and Congress’ Sirsa winner Kumari Selja, 61. People’s Democratic Party …

Rahul Gandhi Odisha Rally Naveen Patnaik BJD BJP Congress Balasore
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi Odisha Rally Naveen Patnaik BJD BJP Congress Balasore

ABP News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took a dig at Odisha Chief Minister and Naveen Patnaik saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party does not take any action aginst the Biju Janata Dal supremo if he fights against the saffron party. ED interrogated me for 50 hours," Rahul said, questioning "But, if Naveen Babu really fights against the BJP, why no …

Rahul Gandhi promises to end 50 pc reservation cap
10 months ago

Rahul Gandhi promises to end 50 pc reservation cap

Op India  

Even as political pundits and psephologists peg Congress to win not more than 40-80 Lok Sabha seats in the ongoing general elections, senior party leader Rahul Gandhi has been making fanciful claims should his party form a government at the centre. In a recent political rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced today that Congress will eliminate the Supreme Court-imposed 50% …

Rahul takes on Modi in Cong’s push for Delhi
10 months, 1 week ago

Rahul takes on Modi in Cong’s push for Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, the final day of campaigning in the national capital ahead of polling for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking at an election rally in Dilshad Garden, east Delhi, in support of the Congress’ North East Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar, Rahul referred to …

Odisha leads way on women in legislature
11 months ago

Odisha leads way on women in legislature

New Indian Express  

In the battleground of the world’s largest democracy, Odisha rarely figures among the states for having a decibel-shattering election process. With the eastern state going to the assembly poll at the same time as the Lok Sabha one, most political parties have shown a remarkable spark in nominating more women as candidates without waiting for the implementation of the women’s …

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament
11 months, 1 week ago

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament

Deccan Chronicle  

Kishanganj: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has made a strong pitch over quotas for Muslim women, flagging the alarmingly low representation, in Parliament, of females belonging to the minority community. The Hyderabad MP made the comment during an election rally at Bihar's Kishanganj, the lone Muslim majority Lok Sabha seat in the state, where the AIMIM's provincial unit chief and MLA …

Kangana Ranaut Falsely Claims She Got Ticket Due to Women’s Reservation Bill
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Kangana Ranaut Falsely Claims She Got Ticket Due to Women’s Reservation Bill

The Quint  

“People raised questions…why don’t we implement it immediately? He explained the formation of a delimitation commission, and how it was made up of members such as retired Supreme Court judges, representatives of the Election Commission and various political parties, among others. Shah said that the commission is formed “by appointment, but is a quasi-judicial proceeding.” Shah mentioned that it was …

Lok Sabha election | Parties need to walk the women talk
1 year ago

Lok Sabha election | Parties need to walk the women talk

The Hindu  

When the Women’s Reservation Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on September 21, 2023 it was dubbed as a milestone in the history of the women’s rights movement in the country. Hitherto, the number of seats any coalition has offered to women in the previous Lok Sabha polls over the past 20 years is a maximum of three. Of …

Rahul Gandhi Promises Rs 1 lakh Per Year to ‘Poor Women’ if Congress Comes to Power
1 year ago

Rahul Gandhi Promises Rs 1 lakh Per Year to ‘Poor Women’ if Congress Comes to Power

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A day after promising sops for the tribals, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday announced ‘Mahila Nyay Guarantee’ schemes for women, which include Rs one lakh annually for the poor women and 50 per cent reservation in government jobs if his party is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing a women’s rally in Maharashtra’s Dhule …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress woos women; announces ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantee as part of its manifesto
1 year ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress woos women; announces ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantee as part of its manifesto

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 13 announced five ‘Nari Nyay’ guarantees, promising a direct annual deposit of ₹1 lakh into the bank accounts of poor women, and 50% reservation in all new recruitments in Central government jobs if his party is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing a ‘mahila sammelan’ in Maharashtra’s Dhule district as …

Delhi HC junks PIL seeking urgent implementation of women’s quota Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC junks PIL seeking urgent implementation of women’s quota Bill

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to entertain a public interest litigation seeking urgent and time-bound implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 to ensure 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as early as next year. Cleared in September by Parliament, the Bill — officially known as the Constitution Bill — aims to ensure fair representation by …

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament okays bills to extend women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry assemblies

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. HT Image The draft legislation were tabled for consideration by junior home minister Nityanand Rai, who urged immediate passage of the bills because they were important for …

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes 2 bills amid protests by opposition MPs over security breach

Hindustan Times  

The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023, and the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 amid protests by Opposition MPs over the December 13 Parliament security breach. Following a brief discussion, where MPs including the BJD’s Sasmit Patra, BJP’s Kavita Patidar, and YSR Congress’ Vijaysai Reddy expressed support for the bills, Reddy advocated extending …

Rajya Sabha passes Bills to extend women's reservation to J-K, Puducherry amid uproar by opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajya Sabha passes Bills to extend women's reservation to J-K, Puducherry amid uproar by opposition

Firstpost  

The Bills were passed by the Upper House amid continuous sloganeering by opposition parties, who have been demanding that Union Home Minister Amit Shah make a statement on the December 13 security breach in the House. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned untill 4 pm on Monday after two Bills to introduce reservation for women in legislative assemblies of Puducherry and …

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Urgent Implementation Of 'Women's Reservation Bill'
1 year, 3 months ago

2024 Lok Sabha Polls: Delhi High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Urgent Implementation Of 'Women's Reservation Bill'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking urgent implementation of the “Women's Reservation Bill, 2023” to ensure the reservation of 33% seats for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Mini Pushkarna granted liberty to the petitioner, a lawyer, Yogamaya MG, who withdrew. …

Women's reservation bill to come into force after 2024 census: Nirmala Sitharaman
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's reservation bill to come into force after 2024 census: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

The government will initiate steps to enforce the women’s reservation bill after the 2024 census, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. Speaking after releasing a commemorative postal stamp in the name of Rani Abbakka at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district on Friday, Sitharaman hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the bill and said that it became of reality as …

Delhi HC junks plea seeking urgent implementation of women’s quota Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC junks plea seeking urgent implementation of women’s quota Bill

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking urgent implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 to ensure 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as early as next year. The court observed that the petitioner, Yogamaya M.G., had no “personal interest” in the matter, and allowed her to withdraw her plea with the liberty …

LS clears Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies
1 year, 3 months ago

LS clears Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry Assemblies

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on December 12 passed two Bills to extend the provisions of the Constitution Act – that grants 33% reservation for women in Parliament and State legislatures – to the Union Territories of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir, but the debate was dominated by December 11th’s Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Minister of State …

Lok Sabha Passes Bills To Introduce Women's Reservation In Assemblies Of Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry
1 year, 3 months ago

Lok Sabha Passes Bills To Introduce Women's Reservation In Assemblies Of Jammu & Kashmir, Puducherry

Live Law  

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two bills which seek to provide 33% reservation for women in the assemblies of Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry. While the Government of Union Territories Bill 2023 seeks to introduce women's reservation in the legislative assembly of Puducherry, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2023 does the same with. While the Government of Union …

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry
1 year, 3 months ago

Govt Plans To Table Bills In Parliament For 33% Women's Quota In J&K, Puducherry

ABP News  

Parliament Winter Session: The government is planning to introduce two bills in Parliament on Tuesday for reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in the assemblies of Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, news agency PTI reported, citing sources. In September, the Parliament passed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam to provide reservation of one-third of seats for …

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar assembly unanimously passes bill for 65% caste reservation

Op India  

Bihar Assembly has passed the ‘Reservation Amendment Bill’ to raise reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes in state jobs and educational institutions to 65% on 9 November. On November 7, the Bihar Cabinet approved the initiative to enhance the state’s quotas for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. It is clear …

Difficult For Court To Order Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Says Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Difficult For Court To Order Immediate Implementation Of Women's Reservation, Says Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its reservations about directing the union government to immediately implement before the 2024 general elections, the Constitution Act, 2023, which proposes to introduce women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha, the upper houses of the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. One month before the the union cabinet approved the tabling of the Constitution …

BJP steps up efforts to make Nov 2 Dalit meet a success
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP steps up efforts to make Nov 2 Dalit meet a success

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has stepped up its drive to connect with Dalits and the party is now looking to pull out all stops to make an impression by holding a mega Dalit meet in the state capital on November 2. This would be part of the six Dalit meets finalised by the party in the state, all attempts to …

Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill Before 2024 General Elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress Leader Moves Supreme Court Seeking Implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill Before 2024 General Elections

Live Law  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking immediate of implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill passed by the Parliament in September 2023, before the Parliamentary General Election in 2024. Last month, the President of India signed into law the women’s reservation bill that had been unanimously passed by both houses of parliament.The Constitution Act, 2023 seeks to …

‘Going to fight for implementation of Women’s Reservation’: Sonia Gandhi
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Going to fight for implementation of Women’s Reservation’: Sonia Gandhi

Live Mint  

Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi vowed to fight for the implementation of the Women’s Reservation at the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam meet in Chennai amid the Opposition demands to conduct a caste survey for the Bill to come into effect. Addressing the meeting, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said, "The Women's Reservation Bill has been passed. Sonia Gandhi asserted that …

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress
1 year, 5 months ago

Women’s Reservation: From Colonial Roots To Constitutional Progress

ABP News  

The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament marks a significant event in the history of Independent India, being the world's largest democracy with a more than 700 million female population. The Constitution does not provide for the reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, as some members of the Constituent …

Why women\'s quota bill if it cannot be implemented immediately, asks Priyanka
1 year, 5 months ago

Why women\'s quota bill if it cannot be implemented immediately, asks Priyanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhar : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the BJP-led Union government was treating women as a "joke" as the newly enacted legislation which reserves seats for them in legislatures can not be implemented for ten years. Speaking at a rally at Mohankheda in Dhar district of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, she asked why the government brought in …

We must have measures to complement the Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 5 months ago

We must have measures to complement the Women's Reservation Bill

Hindustan Times  

On a recent trip to Bihar, I binge-watched Panchayat, the popular web-series revolving around rural life and local government. The Constitution Act, 2023, also named the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, seeks to reserve ‘as nearly as may be’ 33% of seats in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women. Previous efforts to ensure political representation for women in …

Saba Naqvi writes: Why women’s reservation is merely a law on paper but a reality far away
1 year, 5 months ago

Saba Naqvi writes: Why women’s reservation is merely a law on paper but a reality far away

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 03, 2023 17:19 IST - 11 MINS READ In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Congress actually gave 40 per cent of the party ticket to women candidates. “The south, which performs better than the Hindi belt States on most social indices, clearly lags behind in the matter of women’s representation in the Assemblies.” The next …

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power
1 year, 5 months ago

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a significant legislation, the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, or what is best understood as a straightforward constitutional amendment giving women 33 per cent reserved seats in Parliament and in state Assemblies. The 33 per cent reservation of seats for women legislators is moving the needle back instead of forward. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is entirely correct when he …

RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui goes on a sexist rant while opposing Women's Reservation Bill: Watch
1 year, 6 months ago

RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui goes on a sexist rant while opposing Women's Reservation Bill: Watch

Op India  

On Friday, September 29, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui made a highly sexist remark while opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill, which recently became law after it received assent from President Droupadi Murmu. The RJD senior leader said that women with powder, lipsticks and bob-cut hairstyles would come forward in the name of the Women’s Reservation Bill. BJP slams …

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
1 year, 6 months ago

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu has assented to the women’s reservation bill, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies. The quota for women in the Lok Sabha and Assemblies will continue for 15 years and Parliament can later extend the benefit period. The last such attempt was made in 2010, …

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

President Grants Assent To Women Reservation Bill

Live Law  

The President of India has given assent to the Constitution Act 2023, which provides 1/3rd reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. On September 21, the Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Bill, which on the previous day, was cleared by the Lok Sabha with the support of 2/3rd majority of the members present and voting. The Constitution …

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

President gives assent to women’s reservation Bill

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the women’s reservation Bill which seeks to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the Law Ministry said in a notification on September 29. Though it was introduced as the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, now it will be known as the Constitution Act as …

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent
1 year, 6 months ago

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent

News 18  

Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday signed the women’s reservation bill as passed by Parliament before it is presented to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent. The Constitution amendment bill was passed by the Lok Sabha with near unanimity and the Rajya Sabha with unanimity during a special session of Parliament earlier this month. The bill, …

Women's Reservation Bill gets President Droupadi Murmu's nod, becomes law
1 year, 6 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill gets President Droupadi Murmu's nod, becomes law

India TV News  

In a significant development, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the women's reservation bill which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The last such attempt was made in 2010, when the Rajya Sabha had passed a bill for women's reservation, but the same could not be passed in the …

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