Topic: Women Reservation Bill
Women’s Reservation Bill clears parliament
Rajya Sabha passes the Women Reservation Bill 2023 with a majority 215 votes on Thursday, 21 September.
“They shared stage with Bilkis rape convicts…”: Prakash Ambedkar says women’s reservation Bill a gimmick
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar criticised the Women's Reservation Bill, terming it a political maneuver by the BJP in preparation for the 2024 elections.
Lok Sabha passes women’s reservation bill
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies, unanimously.
Women’s Reservation Bill: Sonia Gandhi demands sub-quota for OBCs
Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that her party supports the Women’s Reservation Bill but demanded a reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes within the 33% quota.
Women’s Reservation Bill lacks quota for OBC and Muslim women, says Owaisi MP
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday said that his party would oppose the Women’s Reservation Bill introduced by the Union government in the Parliament due to its lack of provisions for a sub-quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) women and Muslim women.
Explainer: Women’s Reservation Bill
The Union government Tuesday introduced the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, to bring in 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Legislative Assemblies.
