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Congress Working Committee has demanded that the Women’s Reservation Bill must be passed during the Special Session of Parliament.
Party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh listed out some facts on the issue including that Rajiv Gandhi first introduced Constitution Amendment Bills for one-third reservation in panchayats and nagarpalikas in May 1989.
“As PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh brought Constitution Amendment Bill for one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures. Bill passed on March 9, 2010 in the Rajya Sabha. But it was not taken up in Lok Sabha. 5. Bills introduced/ passed in Rajya Sabha do not lapse. Women’s Reservation Bill is still very much active. The Congress party has for the past nine years been demanding that the Women’s Reservation Bill already passed by the Rajya Sabha should now get passed by the Lok Sabha as well”, Ramesh added.
The Congress demand is being seen in the context of upcoming special session of Parliament where in the speculation is that Women’s Reservation Bill might be tabled and passed ahead of multiple state election and Parliamentary poll.
This would be transformational in the Indian polity and would benefit the political parties in the forthcoming elections. So, the grand old party now realizes it should pushed for it and not caved into some of the regional players, who were also allies.
