PM Modi urges Rajya Sabha MPs to unanimously approve women's reservation bill
The Hindu
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitutional Amendment bill, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, to reserve one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women earlier in the day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 19 appealed to Rajya Sabha members to unanimously approve the women's reservation bill - Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam - when it comes to the Upper House after being passed by Lok Sabha.
Speaking during the first sitting of Rajya Sabha in the new Parliament building, PM Modi said the bill will be taken up in the Lok Sabha on September 20.
"When the bill comes before you, I urge Rajya Sabha members to approve it unanimously," PM Modi said.
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The issue of reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies has been pending for several years.
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitutional Amendment bill, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, to reserve one-third of the seats in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women earlier in the day.
In his speech, PM Modi also said "Today (September 19, 2023) is a memorable as well as a historic day" as both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha moved to the new Parliament building.
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