On the education system, Gandhi said there should be space for the government and everything cannot be left to the hands of the private sector.
March 13, 2019Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday said the Women’s Reservation Bill should be accorded top priority and urged the political parties to refrain from politicising the issue for the sake of real empowerment of women. In his message on International Women’s Day, Naidu also expressed his concern over gender equality, safety of women …
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March 8, 2018The Rajya Sabha was on Thursday adjourned till Friday after members of different political parties including the TDP and the AIADMK trooped near the Chairman’s podium raking up issues of concern from their states. Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien adjourned the House, minutes after it met at 2 p.m., as the protesting members gathered near the …
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March 8, 2018Women activists and organisations on Wednesday demanded that the long pending Women’s Reservation Bill be passed in the upcoming winter session of parliament. The activists demanded the passage of the bill at the earliest citing the fact that the current BJP government had a majority of 366 seats out of 543 in the Lok Sabha, …
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November 16, 2017Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Sunday said the much awaited women's reservation bill should be passed unanimously and respectfully by Parliament. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the South Asian Speakers' Summit here, Mahajan said: "Women's reservation is needed definitely but that does not mean they are weak. They are as able as …
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February 19, 2017