Uttarakhand to hold special Assembly Session on April 28 to condemn Opposition over Women’s Reservation Bill

The Uttarakhand government has called a one-day special session of the state assembly on April 28 to discuss and condemn the Opposition for blocking the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament.

The Dhami government had earlier announced its decision to convene the session to censure the Opposition’s conduct over the proposed bill seeking to reserve one-third of seats in Parliament and state legislatures.

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The Pushkar Singh Dhami government’s plan to call the special session had already been announced after the three-day special session of Parliament—held to discuss the proposed bill on women’s reservation, along with issues related to the census and delimitation—concluded on April 18.

The Narendra Modi government’s proposed constitutional amendment bill was defeated due to its failure to secure the mandatory two-thirds majority of members present and voting in the House.

Following this, the Uttarakhand Chief Minister stated that the Opposition had intentionally blocked the bill as they wanted to deprive the women of India of 33 percent representation in Parliament and state assemblies.

Dhami also said that his government would convene a special session of the state assembly to discuss and formally condemn the Opposition’s move.

The Chief Minister’s statement on Thursday was followed by an official notification for the special assembly session on April 28 to deliberate on the failed Women’s Reservation Bill and the role of Opposition parties in Parliament.