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Women have been betrayed and would answer through votes: MP Priyanka Chatu
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday flagged concern over the non-inclusion of backward communities in the Women's Reservation Bill and said that women were betrayed and would answer them through votes.
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Tejashwi Yadav demands inclusion of OBC quota in Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav hit out at the centre on Friday, questioning the date of implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill and raising the demand to include OBC women and women from minority and backward communities in the bill.
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Rahul Gandhi regrets non-inclusion of OBC quota in 2010 Women’s reservatio
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed his regret that the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota was not provided under the Bill brought by United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2010.
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Union Minister Kiren Rijiju rebuts allegation of Rahul Gandhi over Women's
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday rebutted the allegation of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi that the Women's Reservation Bill lacked quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and stressed to focus on the facts.
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RJD demands reservation for OBC women in new Bill
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal member Manoj Jha taking part in the discussion on the women’s reservation Bill on Thursday on behalf of his party in the Rajya Sabha demanded that women belonging to Other Backward Classes be incorporated in the legislation.
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“We voted against so that…”: Asaduddin Owaisi after passage of women’s quo
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
With 454 votes 'for' and 2 'against', the women's reservation Bill cleared its first legislative hurdle with a brute majority in the Lok Sabha. However, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who voted against the motion seeking the Bill's passage, along with par
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Rahul Gandhi backs Women's Reservation Bill; calls it 'incomplete'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended his support to the Women's Reservation Bill adding that the measure was "incomplete" as it lacks quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
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OBC, minority women should also benefit from reservation: Dimple Yadav
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Samajwadi Party member Dimple Yadav taking part in the discussion for a new women’s reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday said it was important that women belonging to other backward castes and minorities get benefit from it.
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MP: Former CM Uma Bharti writes to PM Modi over women's reservation Bill,
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the tabling of the women's reservation Bill, demanding that of the 33-per cent reservation assured for women in the legislative bodies, 50 per cent should be set aside for ST, SC and
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KCR extends 250 units free electricity to Muslim washermen
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
This order came close on the heels of the Congress party announcing a guarantee of 200 units free electricity every month under the Griha Jyoti Scheme.
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Chhattisgarh went backwards because of Bhupesh Baghel: Assam CM Sarma
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday spoke on shutting down Madrasas in the state and said that we did this in Assam as we wanted girl children must study engineering and medicine.
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Rajya Sabha: Sitharaman spars with Kharge over his “weak women” remarks
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
“They (parties) won't choose those who're educated and can fight,” the Congress leader said. “I know how backwards and scheduled caste people are chosen by political parties,” Kharge said, amid protest from treasury members, who took exception to his remarks.
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