HT Digital,
New Delhi, Sept 20
The Women’s Reservation Bill (The Constitution – 128th Amendment Bill) 2023 was passed by Lok Sabha on Wednesday (September 20) with 454 votes in its favour and two votes opposing it.
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The Bill was tabled by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on the first day of House proceedings in the new Parliament House.
The Bill named as the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (NSVA) proposed to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Parliament and the state Assemblies.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier addressed the Lok Sabha on the issue, while demanding for the inclusion of OBC reservation. Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s claims on OBCs being sidelines, Home Minister Amit Shah said that 29 per cent BJP MPs are from the OBC community. Shah further claimed that Congress never put up an OBC PM but BJP did.
Earlier, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi addressing the floor of the House over the reservation debate questioned as to why the ruling government did not conduct a caste census and implement reservation for women belonging from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, OBC.
To this Union Minister Smriti Irani, speaking on behalf of the government said, “She also said that the Opposition is misleading the country on the Bill by demanding reservation for backward classes.”
