"I want to congratulate the Prime Minister. He has taken the decision yesterday in the cabinet which was pending since 1996 when the UF (Unted Front) government led by me took the Women's Reservation Bill in 1996," former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said.
Veteran actor turned politician Hema Malini on Tuesday extended support to the Women's Reservation Bill, which was cleared by the union cabinet a day earlier.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Tuesday, speaking about the Women's Reservation Bill, said that they (the opposition) want more clarity on this from the government's side.
After the Cabinet approved the Women Reservation Bill, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has said that demand for the Women Reservation Bill was initiated by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Sonia Gandhi.
According to sources, the Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Women's Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve 33 per cent quota in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies.
Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Women's Reservation Bill, sources said on Monday. The meeting of the Union Cabinet was held at Parliament House Annexe in Delhi.