Women's Reservation Bill cleared in Cabinet meeting chaired by PM Modi: Sources
India | September 18, 2023 23:53 ISTThe move is seen as a master stroke by the Modi government ahead of key states elections and the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
The move is seen as a master stroke by the Modi government ahead of key states elections and the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
The demand for the Women's Reservation Bill is renewed with the strong pitch made by the Congress and other regional parties for the passage of the bill in parliament.
Speculations are doing the rounds that the Modi government may introduce some key bills in the special session of the Parliament. Let's take a look at what could be the possible scenarios for the upcoming session.
BRS leader K Kavitha's reaction was in retaliation to the BJP and Congress who criticised BRS for not fielding enough women candidates in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
Women's Reservation Bill: BRS MLC Kavitha on March 10 held a hunger strike to seek the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the current Budget session of the Parliament.
Women's Reservation Bill protest: The passage of Women's Reservation Bill in Parliament in long-standing demand. Occasionally, MPs kept raising the demand in the Parliament but to no avail. The revival of the issue gives a strong hope as Lok Sabha election is approaching.
Uttarakhand Public Services (Horizontal Reservation for Women) Bill, 2022 was passed by the state assembly in November.
The Cabinet also decided to provide government jobs to the next of kin of two persons, Indreswar Bora and Parismita Das, who died in the Majuli boat mishap on September 8, Hazarika said.
The minister said that to recruit government employees for the group "C" and group "D" posts a separate institution would be constituted and the existing Tripura Public Service Commission would be further strengthened for selecting best candidates for the required government posts.
The BJP today said Sonia Gandhi should instead have written to her allies -- the RJD and the SP -- for the Women's Reservation Bill.
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today demanded its immediate passage of the Women's Reservation Bill.
Reservation for women in jobs and urban and rural local bodies has been announced by the new Punjab Cabinet in its maiden meeting and also decided to completely shun the VIP culture by removing the
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