Bill tabled in Parliament Tuesday proposes to reserve 1/3 of seats in Lok Sabha & state assemblies for women. BJP leaders have hailed move as 'game-changer'.
Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill introduced in Parliament Tuesday provides for one-third reservation for women in Lok Sabha & state assemblies for women.
Women's Reservation Bill proposes quota following next census & delimitation of constituencies. Aam Aadmi Party demands it be implemented for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Women's Reservation Bill, tabled as 128th Amendment Bill, 2023, seeks to reserve 1/3rd seats for women (including seats reserved for SC/STs) in Lok Sabha & state assemblies.
The reservation will come into effect after a delimitation exercise is undertaken and will continue for 15 years. Seats reserved for women will be rotated after each delimitation exercise, according to the bill.
In an X post, Jairam Ramesh said that Congress has been demanding the passage of the bill, already approved by the Rajya Sabha, in the Lok Sabha for the past 9 years.
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