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Rahul Gandhi hits back at Rijiju on Women’s Reservation Bill delay
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Union Minister Kiren Rijiju why the Centre is linking the Women’s Reservation Bill to the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats. In a post…
The Story in Brief
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Union Minister Kiren Rijiju why the Centre is linking the Women’s Reservation Bill to the delimitation of Lok Sabha seats. In a post on X, Gandhi noted that the Bill was passed unanimously in 2023 with Congress support and demanded its implementation “without any conditions.”
Rijiju had earlier called on Congress to support the Bill “unconditionally,” calling Rahul’s recent video on women’s expression a “positive message.” The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, was approved by both Houses but has not taken effect. A constitutional amendment needed to enable it was defeated in the Lok Sabha in April, falling short of the required two-thirds majority.
The Indian Opinion
Both the BJP and Congress are playing politics with a Bill that Parliament already passed unanimously. The government wants to tie women’s reservation to a contentious delimitation exercise, which the Opposition resists. The public is left with a law on paper but no seats reserved for women. The real test will come if either side agrees to a stand-alone implementation of the 2023 Act, without linkage to any other reform.
Source: thefederal.com
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