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BJP MP Sushil Modi hails passage of women's quota Bill, calls it "historic
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Following the passage of the bill, which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die.
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"Historic": Women MPs rise above political differences to hail passage of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Several women MPs across party lines set aside their differences to unequivocally call the passage of the women's reservation Bill, aptly titled 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', as historic.
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Country will remember PM Modi for role in passage of women’s quota Bill: A
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the passage of the Women's reservation Bill, Union MoS Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Thursday said the nation will remember Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a piece of legislation that had literally been in cold storage for the last 30 years.
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Women's quota Bill first piece of legislation to be passed by new Parliame
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The women's reservation Bill or the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', guaranteeing quota for women in legislative bodies, was the first Bill to be taken up for discussion and debate by the new Parliament before its eventual passage on Thursday.
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"Women have got their due after long struggle": Union Minister Meenakashi
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the women's reservation Bill, titled Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was passed in both Houses of Parliament, Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi on Thursday said women have got their due after a long struggle.
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As Parliament passes women’s reservation Bill, Congress says demand for am
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi earned praise from both sides of the political aisle following the historic passage of the women's reservation Bill in Parliament, the Congress MPs on Thursday flagged the omission of the OBC sub-quota from the draft legislation.
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Women can now contribute more significantly to nation-building: Anurag Tha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the women's reservation Bill cleared his last legislative hurdle in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister Anurag said he has done in 9 years what others couldn't do in three decades.
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"Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai not a mere saying”: Smriti Irani hails passage of
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Heaping praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the historic passage of the women's reservation Bill in Parliament on Thursday, Union Minister Smriti Irani said the legislative feat only goes to show that "Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai" (Nothing is impossible when PM Modi is there) is not
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Fight for representation of OBC women to continue: BRS MLC Kavitha on pas
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
One of the top advocates for a piece of legislation guaranteeing equal or greater representation of women in politics and the country's legislative process, BRS leader K Kavitha on Thursday rejoiced the passage of the women's reservation Bill, terming it as a historic moment.
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"Special Parliament session was historic": Kiren Rijiju after both Houses
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Calling the Special Session of Parliament, which was adjourned sine die on Thursday following the passage of the women's reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, as historic, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the draft legislation will enable a f
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"Could not have been better start to new Parliament": BJP chief Nadda afte
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
As chants of 'Modi, Modi' from women members rang out following the passage of the landmark women's reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, BJP national president JP Nadda on Thursday said there could not have been a better start to the new Parliament building.
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"Will bring much-needed change to modern-day leadership”: Pralhad Joshi ha
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After the long-desired and promised women's reservation Bill finally saw the light of day, following its passage in both Houses of Parliament, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said the historic piece of legislation will bring about a much-needed change to "mo
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