Ahead of the commencement of the parliament session in the new parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country will have to work on a larger canvas in the 25 years of "Amrit Kaal" and the first target is to meet the goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday, speaking about the Women's Reservation Bill, said, "We hope that this bill be passed as soon as possible".
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.
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.
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.
Ahead of the special session of the Parliament which is set to commence on Monday, an all-party meeting was held in Delhi with various political parties demanding the passage of women's reservation bill in the upcoming session.