Why BJP not implementing women’s quota now, asks Pilot

TNN / Sep 20, 2023, 08:47 IST

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Why BJP not implementing women’s quota now, asks Pilot

Jaipur: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said that the Modi government is paying only lip service to women’s reservation in Parliament. He said 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies was a long-standing demand of the people.
The Congress leader, while speaking to media, said the bill should have been passed long ago and the proposed bill is effective only in 2029 elections.He asked why the provisions of the bill are not implemented with immediate effect.
“If the intentions of the government were right, it should have taken all parties into confidence and executed right away. It seems the intention and action not matching. A special session of Parliament was called and almost all parties agreed on the bill, then what is the problem in postponing its execution?” he asked.

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