Muslim federation to reserve seats for women in its panel
2 years, 3 months ago

Muslim federation to reserve seats for women in its panel

The Hindu  

In a development likely to have far-reaching implications for leading Muslim organisations in the country, All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat has announced plans to reserve seats for women and Pasmanda community representatives to the body’s 25-member national executive. Incidentally, the Mushawarat is the umbrella body of 12 Muslim organisations, including Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, the Muslim League, Indian National League and Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith. Among those who participated in today’s deliberations were representatives of Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Markazi Ahl-e-Hadith-e-Hind, All India Momin Conference, Jamiatul Quraish and Association of Muslim Professionals, while others sent in letters of support. So, he did not become the president of the Mushawarat and I got a chance.” Mr. Khan contends that the Mushawarat today is a mere coterie of yes men, and Mr. Hamid is a mere caretaker till fresh round of elections take place; the changes go against the letter and spirit of the body.

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BJP to ramp up women's presence in organisation
4 days, 3 hours 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 …

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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

Women’s reservation to be a fillip for equality in politics
1 year, 2 months ago

Women’s reservation to be a fillip for equality in politics

Hindustan Times  

In 1992, the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Indian Constitution mandated one-third reservation of seats for women in Panchayati Raj institutions. Our study of women heads of Indian missions shows that while their numbers might be low overall, they occupy strategic postings that are of significant value to India’s goals and ambitions. If true structural change is underway, it …

Shikha Mukerjee | 33% quota hasn't moved needle on women power
1 year, 3 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 …

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent
1 year, 3 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, …

From women’s reservation to gender equality
1 year, 3 months ago

From women’s reservation to gender equality

The Hindu  

Last week, Parliament passed the women’s reservation Bill, which provides one-third reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies. It is now well understood that higher education among girls, increased female labour force participation, and greater financial autonomy among women directly correlate with lower fertility rates. Representation of women to elected bodies must necessarily be seen in the …

Passing of the quota bill suggests government's commitment to women
1 year, 3 months ago

Passing of the quota bill suggests government's commitment to women

Hindustan Times  

Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the first bill to be introduced and passed on the floor of the new Parliament building, will be etched in history as one of the most progressive legislations that presents a practical, politically acceptable, and implementable roadmap for women’s reservation in India. In 1996, when a women’s reservation bill was introduced in Parliament by the then …

Women's body wants bill reintroduced with 50% reservation
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's body wants bill reintroduced with 50% reservation

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: All India Coordination Committee of Progressive Organisation of Women, Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan and Istri Jagriti Manch has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi reintroduce the Women’s Reservation Bill enhancing reservation for women from 33 per cent to 50 per cent. The committee charged that in its current form, Nari Shakti Vandan Bill of the BJP-led government is like a …

Centre needs to bring in amendments to give reservation for women in U.T.
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre needs to bring in amendments to give reservation for women in U.T.

The Hindu  

The Centre will need to bring necessary amendments either in the Women’s Reservation Act or the Union Territories Act, 1963 for reserving 33% of the seats in the Puducherry Assembly as the Act passed by the Parliament on September 21, only prescribes quota for women in Lok Sabha, State Assemblies and the Legislative Assembly of New Delhi. While the women’s …

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to implement women’s reservation Bill immediately
1 year, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi urges Centre to implement women’s reservation Bill immediately

The Hindu  

The Congress “regrets” that the United Progressive Alliance government did not pass its Women’s Reservation Bill in 2010 by including a quota for women from other backward classes, former party chief Rahul Gandhi said on September 22, even as he asserted that his party would successfully carry out a caste-based census if it comes to power. Mr. Gandhi reiterated his …

‘Today is a Day to Pay Homage to Those…’: Smriti Irani on Women’s Reservation Bill, OBC Quota
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Today is a Day to Pay Homage to Those…’: Smriti Irani on Women’s Reservation Bill, OBC Quota

News 18  

Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani spoke to News18 about the historic Women’s Reservation Bill, and mentions how Bharatiya Jana Sangh back in 1974 had stressed the need to “constitutionally guarantee the women of the country”. On the Opposition’s objection for not including the quota for Other Backward Class women, Irani said Congress’ reservation proposal did not have the …

Women Reservation Bill Cleared By Parliament, Rajya Sabha Passes Constitution Amendment Unanimously
1 year, 3 months ago

Women Reservation Bill Cleared By Parliament, Rajya Sabha Passes Constitution Amendment Unanimously

Live Law  

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed the Bill proposing to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha, the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly. The Constitution Bill 2023 was introduced by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in the upper house today, after the Lok Sabha passed it yesterday. The Constitution Amendment Bill seeks …

RJD stands alone in demand for sending women’s reservation bill to House panel
1 year, 3 months ago

RJD stands alone in demand for sending women’s reservation bill to House panel

The Hindu  

In a sea of support for the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or the Women’s Reservation Bill, the Rashtriya Janata Dal stood isolated in the Rajya Sabha over its demand to send it to a select committee. The party’s Rajya Sabha member Manoj K. Jha, the lone speaker on the legislation, said the Parliament would be committing a “historic blunder” if …

BJP and its decades-long preparation to leverage women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP and its decades-long preparation to leverage women’s reservation Bill

The Hindu  

The timing of the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, now finally cleared through Parliament, is still a matter of conjecture, but the BJP says it is in the best possible position to furnish the 180 women candidates for the Lok Sabha and hundreds for State Assembly that will be required when the Bill does get translated on the ground. …

Women's Reservation Bill's immediate implementation is illegal, despite being approved. Explained
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill's immediate implementation is illegal, despite being approved. Explained

Live Mint  

The Women Reservation Bill, 2023, seeks to ensure one-third of seats to be reserved for women in state and central legislative assemblies. The Women Reservation Bill, 2023, or the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, was passed with a whopping majority in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} According to a report by News18 citing people familiar with the developments, the …

Legislating change: The Hindu Editorial on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Legislating change: The Hindu Editorial on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

The passage of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha almost three decades after it was first tabled in Parliament is a welcome move that can finally shatter a political glass ceiling. With women Members of Parliament comprising only about 15% of the strength of the Lok Sabha, the gender inequality in political representation is stark and disturbing. The …

Nari Shakti: For how long must women be patient?
1 year, 3 months ago

Nari Shakti: For how long must women be patient?

Live Mint  

Good things come to those who wait’ is a saying advocating patience and stoicism, but women have been waiting far too long for the women’s reservation bill that seeks to reserve a third of seats in Parliament and all legislative assemblies for women. Countries like Norway, Sweden and South Africa, where over 45% of law-makers are female, have no quotas …

India moves toward reserving 33% of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women
1 year, 3 months ago

India moves toward reserving 33% of the seats in Parliament and state legislatures for women

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Parliament on Wednesday took a major step toward reserving 33% of the seats in its powerful lower house and in state legislatures for women to ensure more equal representation, an issue that had languished for nearly three decades because of a lack of consensus among political parties. The Lok Sabha, Parliament’s lower house, approved legislation introduced …

INDIA bloc demands immediate implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill, along with caste census, OBC quotas
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA bloc demands immediate implementation of Women’s Reservation Bill, along with caste census, OBC quotas

The Hindu  

The Congress on September 20 fielded a high powered line-up — including Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi and former party president Rahul Gandhi — to express the party’s support for the proposed constitutional amendment on reservation for women in legislatures, while also making a strong case for a caste census to be done, followed by reservations for Other Backward …

Women's Reservation Bill: Which countries have quotas for women?
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: Which countries have quotas for women?

Firstpost  

Women’s Reservation Bill has once again been tabled in Parliament after first being introduced 27 years back. At 46.2 per cent female representation in the Lower House, South Africa beats developed nations such as the US, the UK, Australia, Germany and South Korea in the percentage of women legislators. However, a Bill reserving 33 per cent of seats for women …

Census, delimitation exercise after election: Amit Shah on women's quota bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Census, delimitation exercise after election: Amit Shah on women's quota bill

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that a census will be carried out to implement the women's reservation bill, right after the elections. Questioning those against the process and timing to bring in the women's reservation bill, Shah said, "1/3rd seats are to be reserved for women MPs, so who will decide those seats? Supporting the introduction of …

Opinion: The Maharashtra Model of Women's Reservation
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: The Maharashtra Model of Women's Reservation

India Today  

The Women's Reservation Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha is a welcome development, and if passed by both the houses in the Special Parliament Session, it would unquestionably be a step in the right direction. Following Sharad Pawar’s tenure as the Defence Minister of India, wherein he successfully instituted an 11 per cent reservation for women in the Army, Naval …

Women's Reservation Bill not political issue for BJP, PM Modi, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha | TOP QUOTES
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill not political issue for BJP, PM Modi, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha | TOP QUOTES

India TV News  

Women Reservation Bill: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that for some parties, the Women's Reservation Bill may be a political issue but for his party and his leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it's about empowering them. The passage of women's reservation bill will mark start of new era, PM Modi presented vision of women-led progress in G20, …

ECI could have identified seats for women in no time
1 year, 3 months ago

ECI could have identified seats for women in no time

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Election Commission of India would have completed the process of identifying Assembly and Lok Sabha seats to be reserved for women in no time had the Narendra Modi-led Central government been keen on implementing the 33 per cent reservation for the 2024 polls. But, the fate of the present bill will largely depend on the outcome of the …

Women's Reservation Bill: History of female representation in Parliament over the years | EXPLAINED
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: History of female representation in Parliament over the years | EXPLAINED

India TV News  

The Union Government tabled the historic Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha soon after leaders entered the new Parliament on Tuesday. The bill calls for reserving 33 per cent of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Since 1951, women have had a significantly lower representation in the Rajya Sabha than in the Lok Sabha, and …

Owaisi Terms Women's Quota Bill Deceptive' and Exclusionary'
1 year, 3 months ago

Owaisi Terms Women's Quota Bill Deceptive' and Exclusionary'

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Dubbing the women’s reservation bill a “women deception bill, anti-OBC and Muslim women bill”, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said the bill was not an inclusive one, but one of exclusion. Of the 690 women who were elected till the 17th Lok Sabha, only 25 are from the Muslim community.” Recounting the history of Muslim women representation, he said, “There …

OPINION | LET THE WORLD SEE, HOW INDIAN WOMEN CAN MAKE AND IMPLEMENT LAWS
1 year, 3 months ago

OPINION | LET THE WORLD SEE, HOW INDIAN WOMEN CAN MAKE AND IMPLEMENT LAWS

India TV News  

As Parliament, in a show of unanimity, today, in a daylong debate, discussed the provisions of the Constitution 128th Amendment Bill, named as Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the writing is clear on the wall. In Bihar, there are presently only 26 women MLAs, but if the bill becomes law, the number will jump to 80. In the West Bengal assembly, …

Women's Reservation Bill: Why did SP, JDU and BSP, parties that opposed 13 years ago, back it now?
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: Why did SP, JDU and BSP, parties that opposed 13 years ago, back it now?

India TV News  

The Women's Reservation Bill is set to sail through Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the coming days as the Modi government is not facing the number barrier like previous governments. Quota for the minority: Samajwadi Party SP MP Dimple Yadav said if the government's intention is positive and if they think that women should get their rights and respect, …

India TV opinion poll: Should women's reservation be implemented in other fields apart from politics?
1 year, 3 months ago

India TV opinion poll: Should women's reservation be implemented in other fields apart from politics?

India TV News  

Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Women's Reservation Bill for passage in the Lok Sabha, saying it is a significant bill and urging members to pass it unanimously. The bill provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. India TV also conducted an opinion poll, 'Should women's reservation be implemented in other …

Karnataka’s long legacy in reservation for women in politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka’s long legacy in reservation for women in politics

The Hindu  

While the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday has attracted country-wide discussion, Karnataka has a long history with regard to reservation for women in politics. Incidentally, it was during Mr. Gowda’s tenure as Chief Minister that women’s reservation in Panchayat Raj was provided as per the provisions of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution. Contribution …

'English-speaking actresses from TV serials with short hair... ': SP leader's foot in mouth on Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

'English-speaking actresses from TV serials with short hair... ': SP leader's foot in mouth on Women's Reservation Bill

Firstpost  

Samajwadi Party leader I P Singh said if the Women’s Reservation Bill is introduced in the parliament then the Government will have to give reservation under SC, ST, OBC The Samajwadi Party has has come out openly to oppose the Women’s Reservation Bill tabled in Lok Sabha Tuesday and, at that, with a barrage of anti-women comments. Now, on the …

Women Reservation: Delimitation Must, No Clarity on States with 1 Seat, How New Bill is Different from 2010
1 year, 3 months ago

Women Reservation: Delimitation Must, No Clarity on States with 1 Seat, How New Bill is Different from 2010

News 18  

It was the September of 1996, when the women reservation bill was first tabled in Parliament. Cut to September 2023, the women reservation bill finally made it to the Lok Sabha, this time as ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’. The 2010 Bill talks about 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha, state assemblies and Delhi assembly for a period of 15 …

Women Reservation Bill: Here is everything you need to know about it
1 year, 3 months ago

Women Reservation Bill: Here is everything you need to know about it

Op India  

On Tuesday, the Modi government introduced the Women Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, coinciding with the first session of proceedings at the new Parliament building. During Atal Ji's tenure, the Women's Reservation Bill was presented several times, but it couldn't gather enough support… pic.twitter.com/WTU0N8sLwl — BJP September 19, 2023 Titled the Constitution, the bill was tabled in the Lower …

Women’s Reservation Bill ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ introduced by the Indian Government in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ introduced by the Indian Government in Lok Sabha

The Hindu  

September 19, 2023 03:06 pm | Updated 10:08 pm IST - New Delhi The Union government introduced a Bill to provide one-third reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies as the historic first legislation in the new Parliament House on Tuesday, but the fine print ensures that the quota will not be implemented in next year’s general …

Nari Shakti Bill: How India fares globally in women's participation in government
1 year, 3 months ago

Nari Shakti Bill: How India fares globally in women's participation in government

India Today  

The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, commonly known as the women's reservation bill, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 19 during the special session of Parliament. WOMEN'S REPRESENTATION GLOBALLY In India, women have low representation in the Lok Sabha despite a significant rise in women candidates over the years. WOMEN CANDIDATURE The Women's Reservation Bill was first introduced in …

Women's Reservation Bill tabled in Parliament, 181 seats to be reserved in Lok Sabha | DETAILS
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill tabled in Parliament, 181 seats to be reserved in Lok Sabha | DETAILS

India TV News  

Women's Reservation Bill was on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. 33% constituencies in all state assemblies will be reserved for women now Rotation of seats reserved for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies to take place after each delimitation exercise. Several political parties, including from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA …

Only 7 women figure in BRS list for Assembly elections
1 year, 4 months ago

Only 7 women figure in BRS list for Assembly elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Only seven women figured in the list of 115 BRS candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections that was released by party president and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao here on Monday. At a time, when MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha held a dharna in Delhi and participated in a round table meeting with political parties and women organisations in Delhi recently …

The women’s reservation Bill cannot wait any longer
1 year, 8 months ago

The women’s reservation Bill cannot wait any longer

The Hindu  

Even though women have been breaking the glass ceiling of patriarchy in every sector, politics is the arena where women find it the most challenging to find space. The discourse on women’s reservation in India originates from the pre-Independence era when several women’s organisations demanded political representation for women. In 1993, the Panchayati Raj Act was amended to reserve 33% …

Explained | On reservation for women in politics
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | On reservation for women in politics

The Hindu  

The story so far: A day before her appearance in front of the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case, Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader K. Kavitha launched a six-hour hunger strike on March 10 seeking early passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill. In 1931, in their letter to the British Prime Minister, submitting the official memorandum jointly issued …

Reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, Opposition parties tell Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Reintroduce Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, Opposition parties tell Centre

The Hindu  

The long pending Women’s Reservation Bill should be reintroduced in the Winter Session, several parties including Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal and Shiromani Akali Dal demanded at a meeting of Lok Sabha Business Advisory Committee chaired by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. The bill seeks to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women. In 2008, …

India’s Constitution Day: Remembering Women Designers of the Republic
3 years, 1 month ago

India’s Constitution Day: Remembering Women Designers of the Republic

The Quint  

She insisted that while women may not want any reserved seats for themselves, nevertheless, any seats vacated by them should be filled up by women only. We, the women of modern India, acknowledge the 73rd Amendment to the Indian Constitution that percolated power to women at the panchayat level with a 33% reservation. What the 73rd Amendment did was create …

India: 25 years on, Women’s Reservation Bill still not a reality
3 years, 4 months ago

India: 25 years on, Women’s Reservation Bill still not a reality

Al Jazeera  

India ranks 148th in a list of 193 countries based on the percentage of elected women representatives in their national parliaments. The same data shows that while the global average for “lower chamber or unicameral” is 25.8 percent, India stands at 14.4 percent with 78 out of 543 Lok Sabha representatives elected in 2019 being women, the highest number to …

No 50% quota for women among civic body office-bearers in Punjab
3 years, 9 months ago

No 50% quota for women among civic body office-bearers in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

A sub-committee of the Punjab government led by Congress party chief Sunil Jakhar has decided that a proposal to give 50% reservation to women councillors among office-bearers of civic bodies was not practical. Committee members comprising cabinet ministers Brahm Mohindra, Aruna Chaudhary and Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Youth Congress president Barinder Singh Dhillon and Jakhar were unanimous in taking the decision. …

Assembly elections: Fewer women candidates, but poll sops galore
3 years, 9 months ago

Assembly elections: Fewer women candidates, but poll sops galore

Hindustan Times  

With several key states headed to polls, political parties have promised all kinds of sops to different sections of the population depending on their voter base. Senior Assam Congress leader Sushmita Dev said if voted to power, the party would give Rs.2,000 each to housewives as mark of respect for the services to their families and society. This is to …

Women's Reservation Bill: All you need to know about the bill which will bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha
4 years, 10 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: All you need to know about the bill which will bring 33 percent reservation for women in Lok Sabha

India Today  

The position of women in Indian politics is becoming stonger day by day, with strong female political figures in our country. To increase the participation of women in the parliament, Women's Reservation Bill was introduced in the upper and lower house, but is still pending in Lok Sabha, despite its reintroduction. Women's Reservation Bill is a pending bill in the …

Elections 2019: Women’s reservation in politics back on the agenda
5 years, 10 months ago

Elections 2019: Women’s reservation in politics back on the agenda

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Testing the waters for women’s reservation in politics, two regional parties have decided that at least a third of their candidates in the Lok Sabha elections will be women. A day after the Biju Janata Dal declared 33% reservation for women in the forthcoming elections, the Trinamool Congress said it would allocate 41% of Lok Sabha poll tickets …

Will pass women's reservation bill if Cong comes to power: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 10 months ago

Will pass women's reservation bill if Cong comes to power: Rahul Gandhi

India TV News  

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised to strive for the passage of women's reservation bill in Parliament and a policy of zero tolerance towards atrocities on women if his party comes to power. The Congress is keen to ensure this," Gandhi said during an interaction with women at a convention in Jeypore town of Odisha's Koraput district. Meanwhile, marking …

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