Women Reservation Bill Debate Today, Sonia Gandhi To Lead Congress Charge
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The government yesterday introduced the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, reserving 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will lead the party's debate on the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha today. The government yesterday introduced the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, reserving 33% of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
The Manmohan Singh-led UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha in 2008, which it passed in 2010. However, the Bill never reached the Lok Sabha for consideration. The Bill was also one of the key poll promises the BJP had made in the run-up to both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday urged members of both houses of Parliament to pass the bill unanimously, asserting that it would further strengthen Indian democracy.
