The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2023, provides reservation of 33% seats for women in the lower house of Parliament and all State Legislative Assemblies. (PTI/File) In the spirit of the women’s reservation bill, the BJP wants to walk the talk by voluntarily increasing the number of women candidates in 2024, say sources. But which of…
The Women’s Reservation Bill is the latest bone of contention between the Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray factions. (PTI) In the notice, Gawali warned the MPs that the Chief Whip holds the authority to take necessary action against them for not toeing the party’s line The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has trained its guns on…
Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh Last Updated: September 22, 2023, 13:03 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi in group photograph with women MPs after the passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. (PTI) The glaring point is that in Lok Sabha, only about 60 members participated in the debate. In Rajya Sabha, many empty seats could be…
PM Narendra Modi reacts after the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill by Rajya Sabha in the special session of Parliament, in New Delhi on September 21. (Image: PTI) The Rajya Sabha adopted the motion for the women’s reservation bill, which provides for 33% reservation for women in the Lower House and state assemblies, with…
With the passage of the historic Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023 that was hanging in uncertainty for the past 27 years, it is BJP’s time to claim ownership of it. BJP Mahila Morcha has arranged a grand celebration at 9 am Friday at its Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg office in New Delhi where women MPs, ministers, and…
Last Updated: September 21, 2023, 08:59 IST In the 2019 Lok Sabha poll data, the irony can be seen. Of 8,048 candidates who contested the 543 Lok Sabha seats, only 726 were women candidates. (Getty) Nothing stops parties from voluntarily allotting 33 per cent or more of their tickets to women to give them a…
The cast of Thank You For Coming arrived at the new Parliament building, in New Delhi, and shared their thoughts about the Women’s Reservation Bill. On Wednesday, the cast of Thank You For Coming, Bhumi Pednekar, Shehnaaz Gill, Dolly Singh and Shibani Bedi arrived at the new Parliament building, New Delhi, and praised the new…
Last Updated: September 20, 2023, 15:17 IST The Bahujan Samaj Party supremo, who has already said that her party will support the bill even if its demands are not met. (Image: PTI/File) The Centre on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women,…
Reported By: Pallavi Ghosh Last Updated: September 20, 2023, 14:39 IST In 2010, the choice was between the Women’s Reservation Bill and government survival and Sonia Gandhi chose the latter. Today, this is what has given fodder to the BJP. (PTI) Sonia Gandhi, who rarely intervenes in Parliament proceedings, insisted on speaking on the Bill…
Even as the Congress and the BJP sparred to take credit for the Women’s Reservation Bill, historic as its passing will be, many in opposition ranks are questioning the inevitable delay in implementing it. (PTI) Caught off guard by the Modi government’s move, coming as it does on the eve of the crucial 2024 general…