Owaisi speaks on why he, his AIMIM MP opposed women's quota bill in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Owaisi speaks on why he, his AIMIM MP opposed women's quota bill in Lok Sabha

India Today  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi and his party MP Imtiaz Jaleel voted against the women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The population of Muslim women in India is 7 per cent, while their representation in Lok Sabha is 0.7 per cent. "The purpose behind this bill was to give representation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The women's quota bill seeks to reserve 33 per cent of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women in the Lower House of Parliament.

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Owaisi backs Maratha reservation ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls
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1 month, 1 week ago

Owaisi backs Maratha reservation ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls

India Today  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi said in Maharashtra ahead of Assembly elections in the state that his party supports Maratha reservations. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV's Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Owaisi said on Sunday, "We support reservations for Marathas." The AIMIM chief also said that Maratha reservation activist Jarange Patil …

India lags behind 150 countries in representation of women in Lok Sabha
6 months, 2 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 …

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Rajasthan to review reservation granted to Muslims under OBC category

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Rajasthan is set to review the reservation in jobs and education granted to Muslims under the Other Backward Class category. Rajasthan’s Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot said here on Saturday that the Congress had given reservation to 14 Muslim groups under the OBC category “as part of its appeasement politics” between 1997 …

‘Targeting Muslim women’: Asaduddin Owaisi on BJP's demand for verification of burqa-clad voters
6 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Targeting Muslim women’: Asaduddin Owaisi on BJP's demand for verification of burqa-clad voters

Hindustan Times  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party of targeting Muslim women and creating hurdles for them during the voting process. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi “The Delhi unit of the BJP has told the Election Commission that there should be a special checking of women in burqas. In every election, the BJP finds some excuse …

Owaisi calls for quotas for Muslim women in Parliament
8 months 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 …

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Owaisi-Led AIMIM Aims To Contest 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Maharashtra

News 18  

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen is planning to contest five out of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming general elections, a party leader has said. Addressing a press conference in Bhiwandi town here on Sunday, AIMIM’s Maharashtra working president Dr Abdul Gaffar Quadri said the party is aiming to field its candidates in North Mumbai, Dhule, …

Women's reservation law | Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea by advocate
11 months, 1 week ago

Women's reservation law | Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea by advocate

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on January 12 refused to entertain a plea filed by an advocate seeking urgent and time-bound implementation of the women's reservation law to ensure 33% quota for them in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. A Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, however, granted liberty to the advocate Yogamaya MG to file an intervention petition in …

President Assents to Women's Reservation Bill for Lok Sabha and State Assemblies
1 year, 2 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 gives assent to women’s reservation Bill
1 year, 2 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 …

On quota bill, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal asks ‘won’t Rahul Gandhi oppose if his seat is reserved for women?'
1 year, 2 months ago

On quota bill, Law Minister Arjun Meghwal asks ‘won’t Rahul Gandhi oppose if his seat is reserved for women?'

Hindustan Times  

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Sunday took a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on matter pertaining to women's reservation Bill and the debate over its implementation. He asked whether Rahul Gandhi would not oppose if the premature implementation of the Bill reserves the seat, which he represents, for a woman. Minister of State for Law and Justice, …

Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data
1 year, 2 months ago

Women Reservation Bill: In 20 States & UTs less than 10% MLAs are female | Data

The Hindu  

The BJP government tabled the Women’s Reservation Bill as the first order of business in the new Parliament House on September 19. As per the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, or the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, a third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is proposed to be reserved for women. Click to remove AMP mode …

Uma Bharti puts BJP in dock over Women's Quota Bill, says 'will not let it implement unless...'
1 year, 3 months ago

Uma Bharti puts BJP in dock over Women's Quota Bill, says 'will not let it implement unless...'

India TV News  

Women's Reservation Bill: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Uma Bharti on Saturday said that that she will oppose the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill unless it incorporates provisions for Other Backward Classes. Uma Bharti writes to PM Modi Earlier, Bharti addressed a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill. …

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 …

PM targets opposition for stalling women's reservation Bill for three decades
1 year, 3 months ago

PM targets opposition for stalling women's reservation Bill for three decades

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party congratulated women across the country for the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill known as ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’. Before this, whenever this Bill came before the… pic.twitter.com/HuQxpVQGTZ — ANI September 22, 2023 “We did not let anyone’s political greed block women’s reservation. Should us men become so arrogant, should …

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's reservation bill distraction from caste census demand': Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 3 months ago

'Women's reservation bill distraction from caste census demand': Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday praised the women's reservation bill but called it a "distraction and diversion tactic from the demand for a caste census". Addressing a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said, "Women's reservation is a good thing, but we found two footnotes - one is that the Census will have to be done before implementation of the bill, …

Women's reservation should be done only after caste census: Tamil Nadu Congress
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's reservation should be done only after caste census: Tamil Nadu Congress

New Indian Express  

DINDIGUL: Tamil Nadu Congress committee leader KS Alagiri said the women's reservation bill passed in Lok Sabha will only benefit the BJP government due to the delimitation process as they will try to bring more MPs from the states where they have a vote bank. Through this, they can form the majority government by excluding southern and northeastern states, which …

Venugopal demands caste census, separate quota for OBC women within 33% reservation
1 year, 3 months ago

Venugopal demands caste census, separate quota for OBC women within 33% reservation

The Hindu  

Senior MP and Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal set the tone for the debate on the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday by demanding a caste census and separate reservation for Other Backward Classes women within the 33% quota. Mr. Venugopal said the BJP government had a poor record of ensuring safety and security for women, citing …

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 …

‘Cong Can’t Digest Modi Got Women’s Reservation Bill Passed’: BJP’s Mahila Morcha Chief
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Cong Can’t Digest Modi Got Women’s Reservation Bill Passed’: BJP’s Mahila Morcha Chief

News 18  

With the passage of the historic Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 that was hanging in uncertainty for the past 27 years, it is BJP’s time to claim ownership of it. BJP Mahila Morcha has arranged a grand celebration at 9 am Friday at its Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg office in New Delhi where women MPs, ministers, and leaders will be present …

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 …

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 …

Women's reservation Bill passage in Rajya Sabha will transform face of women power in India: PM Modi
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's reservation Bill passage in Rajya Sabha will transform face of women power in India: PM Modi

Firstpost  

The historic bill was passed in Lok Sabha on day 3 of the Special Parliament Session. It will now undergo another litmus test today in Rajya Sabha before formally becoming a law Commenting on the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Yesterday was a golden moment of India’s Parliamentary journey.” “All the …

Women’s Reservation Bill implementation depends on delimitation. What is it?
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill implementation depends on delimitation. What is it?

Firstpost  

The Lok Sabha, on Wednesday, passed the Women’s Reservation Bill. However, it will not be implemented for at least six years because of the condition of delimitation – a constitutional exercise of redrawing boundaries of constituencies, which is preceded by the census After hours and hours of debate on Wednesday, the Lok Sabha passed The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — …

Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel voted against Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, this is the reason they gave
1 year, 3 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel voted against Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha, this is the reason they gave

Op India  

With 454 votes ‘for’ and 2 ‘against’, the Women’s Reservation Bill cleared its first legislative hurdle with a brute majority in the Lok Sabha. However, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who voted against the motion seeking the Bill’s passage, along with party colleague Imtiaz Jaleel, defended their opposition to the draft legislation saying that it does not provide …

Nadda hits back at Congress on OBC row, asks why it did not work during UPA regime
1 year, 3 months ago

Nadda hits back at Congress on OBC row, asks why it did not work during UPA regime

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday hit back at Congress for demanding an OBC quota within the Women's Reservation Bill, saying it was the BJP-led NDA that gave the country its first prime minister from the Other Backward Classes. Nadda, while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the 128th Constitution amendment bill to provide 33 per cent reservation …

Women's quota bill passes Lok Sabha test, all eyes now on Rajya Sabha | 10 points
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's quota bill passes Lok Sabha test, all eyes now on Rajya Sabha | 10 points

India Today  

A bill providing 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies was cleared in the Lower House of Parliament on Wednesday. Here's a quick recap of what unfolded in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the women's reservation bill: Setting the tone of the debate, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi made a strong pitch …

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 …

Women's Reservation Bill: How Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Mahua Moitra, other women MPs took charge in the LS today
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: How Sonia Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Mahua Moitra, other women MPs took charge in the LS today

Live Mint  

Women parliamentarians engage in heated rebuttal and repartee during discussion on Women Reservation Bill. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The discussion on the Women's Reservation Bill was passed by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} ‘Is such behaviour with Indian women appropriate?,’ asks Sonia Gandhi Speaking at the assembly, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi extended her support to the bill. Initiating the debate on …

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

The Lok Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes on Wednesday evening. Irate Opposition leaders have suggested that the Bill is election ‘jumla’ intended to “gets the headlines today”. If you support this bill, then will at least be guarantee.” Home Minister Amit Shah told the Lok Sabha. “Census and delimitation exercises will be conducted soon after the …

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

Centre, Opposition come together to pass Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes in Lok Sabha

Live Mint  

The Lok Sabha passed the Women's Reservation Bill with 454 votes on Wednesday evening. Irate Opposition leaders have suggested that the Bill is election ‘jumla’ intended to “gets the headlines today". {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} No timeframe has been given for the census and delimitation exercise – and in turn for the start of women's reservation. “Census and delimitation exercises will be …

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing debate over the Women's reservation bill in the Special session of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 September said that he supports the bill, but lamented that the measure was 'incomplete' as it lacks quota for other backward classes. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said that it …

Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...
1 year, 3 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi says I was shocked and shattered...

Live Mint  

Amid the ongoing debate over the Women's reservation bill in the Special session of the parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 20 September said that he supports the bill, but lamented that the measure was 'incomplete' as it lacks quota for other backward classes. Participating in the debate on the Bill in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi said that it …

Women’s reservation Bill | Question of representation comes to the fore during debate
1 year, 3 months ago

Women’s reservation Bill | Question of representation comes to the fore during debate

The Hindu  

September 20, 2023 03:54 pm | Updated September 21, 2023 02:09 am IST - NEW DELHI The prickly question of representation, and who can speak on whose behalf, came to the fore in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, ironically while debating the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or the women’s reservation Bill. As soon as BJP’s lead speaker Jharkhand MP Nishikant …

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 …

Sonia Gandhi declares support to women’s reservation bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Sonia Gandhi declares support to women’s reservation bill

Hindustan Times  

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanded that the women reservation bill must be implemented immediately while pitching for OBC quota within reserved seats as she declared her party’s support for the bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. In her first speech in the new Parliament, Gandhi hailed women power in India, saying: “Women in India never thought about her …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill

Live Mint  

Parliament Special Session Day 4 Highlights: After receiving a unanimous support in Lok Sabha, women's reservation bill, aka Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. ‘Why is the BJP running away from caste census if they care about OBCs’, asks Congress leader KC Venugopal Parliament Special Session LIVE Updates: During the discussion on Women Reservation …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill

Live Mint  

Parliament Special Session LIVE Updates: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill Rajya Sabha on 21 September passed Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. ‘Why is the BJP running away from caste census if they care about OBCs’, asks Congress leader KC Venugopal Parliament Special Session LIVE Updates: During the discussion on Women Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha, Congress leader KC Venugopal asked, …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill

Live Mint  

Parliament Special Session Day 4 Highlights: After receiving a unanimous support in Lok Sabha, women's reservation bill, aka Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Sonia Gandhi speaks on Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament LIVE “Please include SC, ST and OBCs women into the women reservation bill," says Sonia Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi speaks on women …

'Don't want to be saluted, respect us as equals': Kanimozhi on women quota bill
1 year, 3 months ago

'Don't want to be saluted, respect us as equals': Kanimozhi on women quota bill

India Today  

The women's reservation bill is not about reservation but an "act of removing bias and injustice," DMK leader Kanimozhi said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that women want to be respected as equals. Participating in the discussion on the constitutional amendment bill 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', she said the clause pertaining to 'after delimitation' in the bill …

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, …

'You tried to kill MPs': BJP MP to Sonia Gandhi over OBC push, cites 2012 fight
1 year, 3 months ago

'You tried to kill MPs': BJP MP to Sonia Gandhi over OBC push, cites 2012 fight

India Today  

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday cited a clash between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party in the Lok Sabha in 2012 over a bill for reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to counter Sonia Gandhi who pushed for the quota for Other Backward Classes in the women’s reservation bill. In December 2012, Samajwadi Party member Yashvir Singh snatched …

'Historic legislation': PM Modi, Amit Shah after Women's Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

'Historic legislation': PM Modi, Amit Shah after Women's Reservation Bill passed in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Parliament Special Session Day 3: The Lok Sabha passed the historical Women's Reservation Bill today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on X, "Delighted at the passage of The Constitution Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha with such phenomenal support. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a historic legislation which will further boost women empowerment and will enable even greater participation …

LS majority clears women quota Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

LS majority clears women quota Bill

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Lok Sabha has passed a Constitutional Amendment Bill, titled ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women. He stated that the Census and delimitation exercise would be conducted promptly after elections by the next government, making women's reservation in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies a reality. He highlighted that …

Sonia Gandhi's OBC quota push in women's quota bill, immediate implementation
1 year, 3 months ago

Sonia Gandhi's OBC quota push in women's quota bill, immediate implementation

India Today  

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday supported the Women's Reservation Bill with a sub-quota for SCs, STs, OBCs: Sonia Gandhi Initiating the debate on the bill for the Congress, Sonia Gandhi said, "Any delay in implementing women's reservation bill will be a gross injustice to Indian women. Immediate implementation of women's reservation bill by removing all obstacles not only …

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 …

Opposition backs women's bill, but seeks OBC quota and immediate implementation
1 year, 3 months ago

Opposition backs women's bill, but seeks OBC quota and immediate implementation

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Extending her party's support to the women's reservation bill, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that the quota be implemented immediately and provision be made for reservation for OBC women. Initiating the debate on the bill from the opposition's side, Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha that any delay in bringing the reservation into effect …

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, …

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