With the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament, Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh has said that this has been continuously taken up by successive Congress governments in the past and the party will support the bill and would take it to its logical conclusi
Amid the awaited Women Reservation bill to be introduced in the Parliament today, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has said that a separate quota for the women from OBC, SC and ST sections in the reservation should be ensured in the bill.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government is bringing a new Bill to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies and that God has given him the opportunity to take forward the task of women empowerment.
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.