Rekha Gupta intensified the BJP’s attack on Congress over women’s quota, linking the issue to political intent and asserting the party’s push for 33% reservation in legislatures.
The recent failure to pass a constitutional amendment expanding the Lok Sabha and state assemblies and linking it to women’s reservation is being framed, predictably, as a clash over gender justice.
A division vote in Lok Sabha saw 251 MPs back the introduction of a key Constitution amendment tied to women’s quota and delimitation amid intense political confrontation.
"We had tabled this proposal during our time; we are not against it," Kharge said, questioning the timing of the government’s push.
A bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan sought the government’s response to the public interest litigation (PIL), which sought to enforce the Women’s Reservation Act without waiting for a fresh delimitation exercise.
Dressed in red, women protestors raised slogans against the Centre for not implementing the law on women’s reservation in elected bodies.
The Congress leader said during the Bharat Jodo Yatra and Bharat Jodo Nyaya Yatra, he met remarkable women across India determined to make a difference.
K Kavitha said, "It's very important to include women from every stratum. When I say women, women of every caste, every community, every financial status, all of them are to be included."
Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan told a gathering of eminent women that when she was appointed governor of Telangana, the Cabinet didn’t have a single woman minister.
The Bill providing 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies has become a law receiving 215 votes in favour and none against in the Rajya Sabha. It was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
