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.
Members of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), the ruling party in Telangana, held a protest near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the Parliament compound on Monday, demanding a Women's Reservation Bill.
As Member of Parliamentarians across the political spectrum recalled their memories, experiences and listed achievements of the Parliament in the past 75 years, some MPs chose to voice their support for greater representation for women in the Parliament as they participated in a special disc
Recalling his three-decades-long memories associated with the old building of Parliament, Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav on Monday hoped that the new building would produce great leaders who will have the competence of taking the country in the right track.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday urged the House to unanimously condemn the 1984 Sikh riots adding that it was shocking to see that in a free and independent India the then Congress government would stoop down so low to kill an entire community.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha leader Jitan Ram Manjhi said that women from lower literacy rate communities should be given reservations in the Women's Reservation Bill.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP Supriya Sule on Monday lauded late Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley calling them extraordinary Parliamentarians during her address in the Lok Sabha.
Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi has said that the old building of the Parliament has an old history but the new building will serve India in the times to come.
Calling it a 'historic day', Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said that the 75 years of Parliament journey will be discussed throughout the day.
In the joint sitting of Parliament which is set to be held in the new Parliament building tomorrow, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will speak for five minutes each, sources said on Monday.