Women's Reservation Bill still alive as it has been passed by Rajya Sabha: Jairam Ramesh
The Hindu
Addressing the press on the sidelines of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, he said the Bill, which was passed in Rajya Sabha during the Manmohan Singh-led government around 11 years ago, was still alive as Rajya Sabha never dissolves.
The Congress is committed to the Women's Reservation Bill to ensure one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said on December 12.
Addressing the press on the sidelines of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, he said the Bill, which was passed in Rajya Sabha during the Manmohan Singh-led government around 11 years ago, was still alive as Rajya Sabha never dissolves.
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"The Bill is still alive as it has been passed by Rajya Sabha and once it is passed in Lok Sabha it will become an Act," he said.
“The Congress has repeatedly demanded that the Bill be brought in Lok Sabha and said the party would support it,” he added.
"We want that women should get same reservation in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Assemblies as they have got in panchayati raj and municipal institutions," he said.