Alleging that the BJP has displayed its hypocrisy by putting barriers like delimitation, the chief minister said, "This bill was a fraud done to women."
The bill seeks to reserve one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha, the state legislative assemblies and the legislative assembly of Delhi. It will now be sent to President Droupadi Murmu for assent.
The 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' or the Women's Reservation Bill is set to clear Rajya Sabha today, after it was passed with near unanimity on Wednesday in the Lok Sabha. Once it secures the approval of both the Houses,...
The Women Quota Bill, which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, cleared its final legislative hurdle at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Sibal said there have been about three delimitations that have taken place in this country and it took four years to complete the delimitation process that started in 1972.
As per the current timeline, if the 16th census were to wrap up by 2026, then the delimitation would occur only post the next Census in 2036, if it follows the decadal Census concept. In such a scenario, the women’s...
Highlighting various initiatives and policy measures undertaken by his government to promote women's well-being, PM Modi emphasized that they have consistently strived to empower women through programs aimed at their safety,...
He was responding to a day-long debate on the constitutional amendment bill for women's reservation during which many opposition members questioned the need for census and delimitation before implementing the quota for women...
"We know Muslim women are seven per cent of the population, but in this Lok Sabha their representation stands at only 0.7 per cent," he said.
The Centre introduced the Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha on Tuesday and on Wednesday the billsh was passed with bipartisan support after it was pending...
Alongside SP and RJD, Congress has also joined the bandwagon to demand representation of OBC and minority women. However, Mayawati has taken a U-turn and said...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the delimitation exercise before the Women's Reservation Bill comes into force is to betray 'politically...
Amit Shah said as soon as the women's reservation bill is passed by both Houses, one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha of the country and state assemblies will...
Women need more than just schemes. They need power. That power has been long due. Women have fought hard for this.
While many women MPs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its allies as well as opposition parties supported the women's reservation bill, several of...
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Women's Reservation Bill for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha today amid criticism from opposition...
The central government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women,...
After the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or Women's Reservation bill was tabled on Tuesday, opposition parties of the newly-formed alliance INDIA found a...
BJP hopes to kill two birds with one stone, while opposition parties looking to unify under the demand of implementing it before the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
There have been several efforts to introduce women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies since 1996. The last such attempt was made...
Hearing a PIL for the re-introduction of the women’s reservation bill that sought to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state...
The government is yet to conduct 2021 Census and has said it (the women’s reservation bill) will come into effect only after that, which is being seen as...
In the Bill's statement of purpose, the government noted that women participate substantively in panchayats, municipal bodies, yet their representation in...
Ahead of the commencement of the session, Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi said, 'It is ours, Apna Hai,' when asked by reporters about the Women's...
The timing of the Union Cabinet’s approval of the Women's Reservation Bill - just before the INDIA bloc starts their discussions over seat-sharing is...
