RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui goes on a sexist rant while opposing Women's Reservation Bill: Watch
1 year, 5 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 RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui for his sexist remark, questions Congress’ silence Meanwhile, BJP has strongly reacted to the RJD leader’s sexist statement. #WATCH | On RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui's reported statement on the Women's Reservation Bill, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "…Ordinary OBC or party worker has no place, it is reserved for the family.

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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 …

'Those with lipsticks, bob...': Row over RJD leader's women's quota remarks
1 year, 5 months ago

'Those with lipsticks, bob...': Row over RJD leader's women's quota remarks

India Today  

Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui stirred a controversy after he said women with lipsticks and bob-cut hairstyles would come forward in the name of the women's reservation bill, which was passed in the Rajya Sabha during a special session of Parliament earlier this month. "Those with lipsticks and bob cut hairstyles would come forward in the name …

'Women with lipstick, bobcut hair will reach Parliament': RJD leader's sexist remark on women reservation
1 year, 5 months ago

'Women with lipstick, bobcut hair will reach Parliament': RJD leader's sexist remark on women reservation

India TV News  

The controversy surrounding the Women's Reservation Bill, also known as the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill, appears to be diminishing, as Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui has claimed that because of women's reservation, Parliament would be filled with individuals promoting cosmetics and beauty products. Notably, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the women's reservation bill which seeks to …

RS Chairman Dhankhar Signs Women's Reservation Bill; to Be Placed Before President for Her Assent
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Women’s quota Bill is a ‘post-dated’ cheque brought by BJP to deceive women: CPI(M)
1 year, 6 months ago

Women’s quota Bill is a ‘post-dated’ cheque brought by BJP to deceive women: CPI(M)

The Hindu  

The Communist Party of India-Marxist has dubbed the Women’s Reservation Bill as a “post-dated cheque.” The Bharatiya Janata Party has enacted a “political drama” only to delude the women, who were ‘‘ill-treated’‘ by it on various occasions, as the elections were fast approaching. Baby and B.V. Raghavulu said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP had any real …

’Cong backed women’s reservation bill under pressure’: PM Modi in Rajasthan
1 year, 6 months ago

’Cong backed women’s reservation bill under pressure’: PM Modi in Rajasthan

Live Mint  

Bhartiya Janata Party leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached poll bound Rajasthan on Monday. PM Modi was welcomed by the BJP Mahila Morcha cadre at the venue of a BJP rally, days after Parliament passed the women's reservation bill. Addressing ‘Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha', PM Modi referred to the Parliament passing the Women's Reservation Bill and said it was done …

Women's Reservation Bill won't be implemented in 2024, 2029 or even 2034: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 6 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill won't be implemented in 2024, 2029 or even 2034: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Women Reservation Bill: The Bharatiya Janata Party has shown its hypocrisy by putting the barriers of delimitation and Census for the implementation of women's quota in the Parliament, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed on Saturday, adding that its implementation is doubtful because of this reason. Speaking after inaugurating a seminar on 'Women's Reservation' at the Gandhi Bhavan yesterday, Siddaramaiah said, …

Centre showing hypocrisy: Siddaramaiah on blocks to Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre showing hypocrisy: Siddaramaiah on blocks to Women's Reservation Bill

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the BJP-led government at the Centre over the obstacles placed in the path of the Women's Reservation Bill on Saturday. The Women's Reservation Bill was passed in Parliament on Thursday but its implementation will only take place after the next delimitation exercise, which will be conducted after the first census to be taken after 2026. …

Women's body wants bill reintroduced with 50% reservation
1 year, 6 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 …

Legislation Turns Into Campaign: Women's Reservation Bill Or a Disappearing Act?
1 year, 6 months ago

Legislation Turns Into Campaign: Women's Reservation Bill Or a Disappearing Act?

The Quint  

In the initial euphoria of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, every political outfit has staked claim to credit. These are not fictional claims, for many have devolved political power to women, though insufficient. The Indian National Congress passed the 73 and 74 Amendment Bills and many parties across states increased reservations in local governments from 33 percent to 50 percent. …

Strong, decisive government with a full majority enabled passage of women’s reservation bill: PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

Strong, decisive government with a full majority enabled passage of women’s reservation bill: PM Modi

The Hindu  

A day after the Constitution Bill, to reserve 33% seats in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies was cleared by both Houses of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Bill presaged a new “democratic commitment” in India made possible because of a “strong decisive government with a full majority at the Centre.” He was addressing a felicitation ceremony …

PM targets opposition for stalling women's reservation Bill for three decades
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Rahul Gandhi says ‘Women’s Reservation Bill is great but a distraction as…’
1 year, 6 months ago

Rahul Gandhi says ‘Women’s Reservation Bill is great but a distraction as…’

Live Mint  

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi cited that though bringing the ‘Women's Reservation Bill’ is a excellent step forward, it is unlikely that it can be implemented anytime soon. Gandhi, in a press conference, on Friday said, “Women's Reservation Bill is great but we received two footnotes that Census and Delimitation need to be done before that. Women's reservation bill is no …

'Historic': Women MPs rise above political differences to hail passage of quota Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

'Historic': Women MPs rise above political differences to hail passage of quota Bill

Firstpost  

Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, several women MPs across party lines set aside their differences to unequivocally call the passage of ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ as historic Several women MPs across party lines set aside their differences to unequivocally call the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill, aptly titled ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, as historic. As the Women’s Reservation Bill …

RS unites to clear women's quota bill
1 year, 6 months ago

RS unites to clear women's quota bill

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Women's Reservation Bill 2023, or the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam,' was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with all 215 members present in the house voting in favour of the bill. Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members supported the bill to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lower House of Parliament …

‘Cong Can’t Digest Modi Got Women’s Reservation Bill Passed’: BJP’s Mahila Morcha Chief
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 passage in Rajya Sabha will transform face of women power in India: PM Modi
1 year, 6 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 | Question of representation comes to the fore during debate
1 year, 6 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 …

BJP slams Sonia Gandhi for taking credit for Women's Reservation Bill, says should rise above party politics
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP slams Sonia Gandhi for taking credit for Women's Reservation Bill, says should rise above party politics

Firstpost  

“…The women who were at the forefront to raise their voice for this Bill were Bengal’s Geeta Mukherjee and BJP’s Sushma Swaraj… But, Sonia Gandhi didn’t mention either of them… She wants to take the credit for the Bill, but this is not their Bill,” said BJP MP Nishikant Dubey The BJP on Wednesday slammed the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Parliament Special Session Highlights: Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 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, …

Women's Reservation Bill not political issue for BJP, PM Modi, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha | TOP QUOTES
1 year, 6 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, …

Sonia Gandhi's OBC quota push in women's quota bill, immediate implementation
1 year, 6 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 …

Women's Reservation Bill: Why did SP, JDU and BSP, parties that opposed 13 years ago, back it now?
1 year, 6 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 bloc likely to back Women’s Reservation Bill, even as parties point to its flaws
1 year, 6 months ago

INDIA bloc likely to back Women’s Reservation Bill, even as parties point to its flaws

The Hindu  

The Women’s Reservation Bill has put the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance bloc in a spot, with almost all member parties expected to come out in support of the legislation, although they are trying to discount the political capital that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP hope to earn from it by pointing out the rider in the Bill, …

'English-speaking actresses from TV serials with short hair... ': SP leader's foot in mouth on Women's Reservation Bill
1 year, 6 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 …

Congress's 'poll jhumla' jibe at Centre over women's reservation bill
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress's 'poll jhumla' jibe at Centre over women's reservation bill

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesday described the women’s reservation bill as a “poll jumla” and a “huge betrayal” of hopes of crores of Indian women and girls. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi “The women's reservation bill is a 'poll jumla' as the Modi government is yet to conduct the 2021 Census and has said that it will …

Congress Trying To Steal Credit For Women's Reservation Bill: BJP
1 year, 6 months ago

Congress Trying To Steal Credit For Women's Reservation Bill: BJP

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed the Congress party's stance on the Women's Reservation Bill, accusing them of repeatedly withholding the legislation's passage over the years. On Tuesday, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the much-anticipated Women's Reservation Bill, named Nari Shakti Vandan Vidheyak, in Lok Sabha. The BJP in a press statement on Tuesday pointed to several instances …

On women's reservation bill, Rahul Gandhi once gave ‘unconditional support’ to PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

On women's reservation bill, Rahul Gandhi once gave ‘unconditional support’ to PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The Congress has welcomed the Union Cabinet's move to clear the long-pending Women's Reservation Bill to introduce it during the ongoing special session of Parliament. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi An old letter from Rahul Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been widely circulated where the Congress MP wrote about giving ‘unconditional support’ to pass the Bill to provide legislative …

Women’s quota bill cleared by Cabinet
1 year, 6 months ago

Women’s quota bill cleared by Cabinet

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet on Monday evening approved a Constitution amendment bill to provide reservation for women in the national and state legislatures, officials familiar with the matter said, paving the way for the introduction of the landmark legislation in the ongoing special session of Parliament. “PM Modi’s Cabinet has struck a massive blow in favour of women’s empowerment by approving …

All-party meeting: Parties push for women's reservation bill in Parliament session
1 year, 6 months ago

All-party meeting: Parties push for women's reservation bill in Parliament session

Hindustan Times  

All Opposition parties have demanded passage of women's reservation bill in the Parliament's special session beginning on Monday, Congress Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after an all-party meeting on Sunday. Defence minister Rajnath Singh with Union ministers Pralhad Joshi and Piyush Goyal, Arjun Ram Meghwal and V Muraleedharan arrive at the Parliament library building to attend the all-party meeting on Sunday. …

Dalit Women, Pasmanda in Yogi Cabinet: This is Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas in Action
3 years ago

Dalit Women, Pasmanda in Yogi Cabinet: This is Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas in Action

News 18  

What happened at Ekana stadium in Lucknow on Friday will resonate for decades to come. For the first time in the history of Indian politics, three Dalit women took oath as cabinet minister and ministers of state. Professor Kaushal Panwar of the Indira Gandhi National Open University, who is among the few Dalit woman professors in the country, said, “I …

India: 25 years on, Women’s Reservation Bill still not a reality
3 years, 6 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 …

BJD Will Make Women Reservation Major National Issue: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
4 years, 3 months ago

BJD Will Make Women Reservation Major National Issue: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

News 18  

Taking a swipe at the national parties for talking about women empowerment only during polls and conveniently forgetting afterward, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday said BJD will make women reservation issue a national movement by raising it in every session of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Assembly. Speaking on the occasion of 24th foundation day of Biju …

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

BJD to send 33% women to Lok Sabha, says Naveen Patnaik
6 years ago

BJD to send 33% women to Lok Sabha, says Naveen Patnaik

The Hindu  

Without waiting for the women’s reservation bill to be passed in Parliament, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced that Biju Janata Dal would field 33% women candidates in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. “Odisha will send 33% women to Parliament in the coming election,” said Mr. Patnaik addressing ‘Mission Shakti’ convention at coastal Kendrapara district which he termed …

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

Ex-minister gives RJD reality check on quota bill, gets invite to join BJP
6 years, 2 months ago

Ex-minister gives RJD reality check on quota bill, gets invite to join BJP

Hindustan Times  

A day after former union minister and RJD national vice-president leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh faced a flurry of attack from the NDA camp over his reported admission that party made a mistake to vote against the upper caste quota bill, the BJP lured him to join the NDA ranks. RJD vice president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh While making this offer, deputy …

Karnataka government ignores women MLAs in cabinet expansion, puncturing Rahul Gandhi’s rhetorics
6 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka government ignores women MLAs in cabinet expansion, puncturing Rahul Gandhi’s rhetorics

Op India  

After Congress’ newly elected governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh failed to keep up to the tall promises made by the party regarding the inclusion of women in politics, the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka has reportedly joined the bandwagon. Which is ironical, considering Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been showcasing his party to be the strongest advocate of …

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 …

Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi appeals to PM for passage, BJP reacts
6 years, 8 months ago

Women's Reservation Bill: Rahul Gandhi appeals to PM for passage, BJP reacts

India Today  

The CPI today made a strong plea for the passage of the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, saying it should be brought now so that it can be implemented before the International Women's Day next year. Congress President Rahul Gandhi too wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 16, asking him to ensure the passage of the …

From Rahul to Lalu: What Do Our Leaders Say About Women’s Bill?
6 years, 8 months ago

From Rahul to Lalu: What Do Our Leaders Say About Women’s Bill?

The Quint  

The Women’s Reservation Bill, in its present form after the 108th Amendment, seeks to reserve 33 percent of all seats in governing bodies at the Centre, State and Local level for women. The bill was first introduced in Parliament by the HD Deve Gowda government in 1996 – but no government till date has been able to pass it in …

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi after his letter asking the PM to ‘walk the talk’ on passage of Women’s Reservation Bill
6 years, 8 months ago

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi after his letter asking the PM to ‘walk the talk’ on passage of Women’s Reservation Bill

Op India  

The 18 year-journey of the Women’s Reservation Bill was marked by high drama and hit roadblocks in each of its outings in Parliament. Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking him to ensure the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which begins on Wednesday. #MahilaAakrosh pic.twitter.com/IretXFFvvK — Rahul …

'BJP will back Women's Reservation Bill in Monsoon Session, if Congress supports Triple Talaq Bill': Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Rahul Gandhi
6 years, 8 months ago

'BJP will back Women's Reservation Bill in Monsoon Session, if Congress supports Triple Talaq Bill': Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

In a letter to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the BJP would back the Women’s Reservation Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament if the grand old party lent its support to the Triple Talaq Bill, according to several media reports. In a letter addressed to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, law minister …

Rahul Gandhi asks Narendra Modi to ensure passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Monsoon Session of Parliament
6 years, 8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi asks Narendra Modi to ensure passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Monsoon Session of Parliament

Firstpost  

Rahul said the Bill, which was passed by Rajya Sabha on 9 March, 2010, has been stalled on one pretext or the other in the Lok Sabha, for over eight years. New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to ensure the passage of the Women’s Reservation bill in the Monsoon Session …

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