New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Thursday hailed the tabling of the Women's Reservation Bill by the Union government during the extended Budget session of the Parliament. The BJP leaders also urged the opposition parties to extend their unanimous support for the Bill.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Calling for an apolitical approach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told Lok Sabha members that he is willing to use the words “guarantee” and “promise” to assure MPs that the proposed delimitation preceding the implementation of the women quota will not discriminate against any state.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the discussion on the women’s reservation bill as a "historic moment" and underlined that their greater representation in the legislative bodies will give a completely new direction to the country.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) BJP MP from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha Constituency, Tejasvi Surya, on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to fast-track the women quota by 2029, calling it a new chapter by giving the Nari Shakti a tangible representation in nation-building politics.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the Women Reservation Bill will help change the “disha and dasha” (direction and condition) of the country’s politics by involving half of the population of the nation in decision-making.
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing former party legislator, Humayun Kabir, who has floated his own political outfit to contest the upcoming Assembly elections, of violating the Model Code of Conduct.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress and CPI-M leaders on Thursday clarified that they are not opposed to the Women’s Reservation Bill, but criticised the Centre for delaying its implementation and linking it to delimitation and the census exercise.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday questioned the government’s "intent and haste" in rushing the three bills - on women's reservation, a Constitutional Amendment, and delimitation, in the special three-day sitting of the Parliament, contending that this was attempt to deprive the backward and margainalised women from the benefits of reservation.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday initiated the debate from the Opposition's side in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the women's reservation and delimitation-related Bills, stating that while his party supports reservation for women, it strongly opposes linking the measure with delimitation.
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Veteran and three-time Trinamool Congress legislator from Jalangi Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Murshidabad district in West Bengal, Abdur Razzak, on Thursday announced the decision to quit the party out of grievance of not being renominated this time.
