Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Tuesday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the Women Reservation Bill and said that certain clauses in the bill ensure that women are going to be deprived of the 33 per cent reservation in the Parliament till the next census survey.&n
With the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said that they are not against the bill adding that they have no objection if it is implemented.
Actor Kangana Ranaut, who was among the special women invitees at the Parliament, on Tuesday extended support to the Women's Reservation Bill, which was introduced today in the first sitting of Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.
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.
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, on Tuesday, said that he felt elevated after having had the opportunity to address the members of the parliament.
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.
With the Parliament shifting from the old building to the new building on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the building, where meetings of the Constituent Assembly were held to frame the Constitution, should be known as 'Samvidhan Sadan'.
Ahead of the start of the parliament session in the new building in the national capital, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Deepak Prakash on Tuesday said that the new building of the parliament will fulfil the dreams of 'Naya Bharat' which was once imagined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Preparations are underway at the old Parliament building for the Central Hall programme which will be held today at 11 AM in the presence of the Member of Parliaments of both- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
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