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RJD demands reservation for OBC women in new Bill
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Rashtriya Janata Dal member Manoj Jha taking part in the discussion on the women’s reservation Bill on Thursday on behalf of his party in the Rajya Sabha demanded that women belonging to Other Backward Classes be incorporated in the legislation.
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"How many secretaries were OBC from 2004 to 2014": JP Nadda replies to Rah
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda replied to Rahul Gandhi's statement--three OBCs out of ninety secretaries in govt of India and said “How many secretaries were OBCs from 2004 to 2014? A leader will have to be a leader; tutor will not work out.”
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Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moves Women's Reservation Bill in Raj
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday moved the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha after passing it in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
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“We voted against so that…”: Asaduddin Owaisi after passage of women’s quo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
With 454 votes 'for' and 2 'against', the women's reservation Bill cleared its first legislative hurdle with a brute majority in the Lok Sabha. However, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who voted against the motion seeking the Bill's passage, along with par
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"Congress has upcoming election in mind while PM Modi...": Suvendu Adhikar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that while Congress has the upcoming election in their mind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is only focused on women empowerment.
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"Tremendous improvement in condition of women under Modi govt": BJP MP Tej
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Women’s Reservation Bill which provides for 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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“BJP in power in 16 states but no woman Chief Minister": TMC’s Kakoli Ghos
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday took a dig at BJP during the discussion on the women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha and said despite being in power in 16 states on its own or with its allies, the ruling party at the Centre does not have a woman chief mi
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“Can men not speak up for women?” Amit Shah’s dig at Adhir Ranjan in Lok S
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday took a dig at Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after he interrupted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey when he stood up to speak on the Women’s Reservation Bill
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Women’s Bill brought with intention to ‘allure’ women before upcoming elec
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As discussion on Women's Reservation Bill proceeds in Lok Sabha, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday, in a media briefing, alleged the Bill to be an "allurement" to women in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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INDIA bloc leaders hold meeting to chalk out floor strategy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Lok Sabha started with the discussion on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill which was tabled by the Centre for discussion at 11 a.m. today. The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023 seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies for women.
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“Makes women look stupid”: AAP leader claims reservation Bill a ‘fraudulen
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The AAP's women's unit president in Karnataka, Kushala Swamy, on Tuesday said the Centre's tabling of the 'Nari Shakti Vandana Adhiniyam, or women's reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha was a fraudulent move that makes women look stupid.
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"Was pending since 1996": Former PM Deve Gowda on Women's Reservation Bill
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"I want to congratulate the Prime Minister. He has taken the decision yesterday in the cabinet which was pending since 1996 when the UF (Unted Front) government led by me took the Women's Reservation Bill in 1996," former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda said.
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