New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, on Friday backed the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the country’s women are closely watching the House proceedings and expecting a historic decision.”The half of country’s population is looking at the House today, and they are watching that in Indian politics, a major change will reach its conclusion.”She noted that while political consensus had emerged earlier, the le…
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New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) In a last minute appeal to the opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged them to extend support to the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, amid the ongoing debate in the Parliament.The introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, aimed at enabling women’s reservation and facilitating delimitation, was approved in the Lok Sabha on Thursday following a division of votes in the House.”Currently, a discussion is u…
Bhopal, April 16 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ will mark a transformative step towards empowering women in governance.“Today is an important day in the history of India’s democracy. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, discussions have begun on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. This will open new doors of leadership for women in democratic institutions,” CM Yadav said while addressing a public gathe…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which was already passed by the Parliament in 2023, should be implemented immediately, while suggesting that a temporary pause must be applied to the delimitation (reorganisation of electoral constituencies) issue.”This is an important matter for broader national unity. For us, this is not about any one party’s political future but about the future of the co…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday initiated the debate from the Opposition’s side in the Lok Sabha during the discussion on the women’s reservation and delimitation-related Bills, stating that while his party supports reservation for women, it strongly opposes linking the measure with delimitation.Gogoi said the issue of women’s reservation had already been raised earlier by Home Minister Amit Shah in 2023 and questioned the government’s narrative around the current…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP K.C. Venugopal on Thursday opposed the government’s move to take up the Delimitation Bill alongside the Constitution Amendment Bill for discussion and passage in the Lok Sabha, arguing that combining the legislations was not an appropriate parliamentary practice.Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal rose in the House to table the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Delimitation Bill 2026, marking a key step in the legislat…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Thursday said that while his party supports the Women’s Reservation Bill, it opposes the proposed delimitation exercise. He added that the INDIA bloc would vote against the delimitation-related proposal, asserting that the government may not have sufficient numbers to pass it. Speaking to reporters, Karti Chidambaram said, “The timing of the Parliament session itself is very devious. Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are yet to go to the p…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday appealed to the Opposition not to spread rumours regarding the delimitation bill, stating that a wrong message is being spread and urged them not to do that. This comes as a special session of Parliament has been convened to discuss amendments related to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. A three-day special sitting of the extended Budget Session is set to begin later in the day, with discussions centred on p…
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Actress Ameesha Patel has voiced her opinion on the implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam and said that it is very important to listen to the voices of women for the progress of our country. Sharing her two cents on the proposed implementation of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, providing 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures, Ameesha told IANS that she has “always supported women’s progress in every field.”“Especia…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that amendments to the Women’s Reservation Bill were necessitated to ensure the timely implementation of the law, as delays in conducting the Census had disrupted the delimitation schedule.“As everyone knows, the Census process was delayed, and because of this, the delimitation schedule was also disturbed. In such a situation, women’s reservation could have been delayed to 2034 or even 2039. Had there be…