Women Reservation Bill: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Act) in the Lok Sabha. While presenting the bill, he said that after this bill is passed by both houses, the number of women MPs in the Lok Sabha will increase to 181. There are currently 82 women MPs in the Lok Sabha. Let us tell you that 33 percent of seats will be reserved for women in the lower house.
Women Reservation Bill
Women Reservation Bill. During the first day’s proceedings in the new Parliament House, the Women’s Reservation Bill was discussed. PM Modi strongly advocated the Women’s Reservation Bill in his address. After PM Modi’s speech, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Act) in the Lok Sabha.
While presenting the bill, he said that after this bill is passed by both the houses, the number of women MPs in the Lok Sabha will increase to 181. There are currently 82 women MPs in the Lok Sabha. Let us tell you that 33 percent seats will be reserved for women in the lower house.
#WATCH | In the Lok Sabha of the new Parliament building, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal says “This bill is in relation to women empowerment. By amending Article 239AA of the Constitution, 33% of seats will be reserved for women in the National Capital Territory ( NCT) of… pic.twitter.com/BpOMzt1ydW
The Law Minister targeted the opposition
#WATCH | In the Lok Sabha of the new Parliament building, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal says "This bill is in relation to women empowerment. By amending Article 239AA of the Constitution, 33% of seats will be reserved for women in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of… pic.twitter.com/BpOMzt1ydW
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Taking aim at the opposition, Meghwal said that the bill was not passed deliberately. The period of women’s reservation will be 15 years.
What will change after the law is made
- The number of women in Lok Sabha will increase to 181
- Women’s reservation period will be 15 years
- 33 percent of the seats reserved for SC/ST will be reserved for women.
- A large number of women will enter Indian politics
What did Congress say on this bill?
Let us tell you that regarding this bill, the opposition leader in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary said that the women’s reservation bill is still in existence. It was also introduced in the governments of Rajiv Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, and Manmohan Singh. However, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the bill no longer exists. The statement of the Leader of the Opposition should be removed from the record.
Let us tell you that there was a huge uproar in the Lok Sabha on this statement of the Leader of Opposition. There has been an uproar over the statement. NDA MPs have objected to his speech.
33 percent of the seats reserved for SC/ST are reserved for women.
According to this bill, only 33 percent of reservations will be available out of the seats earmarked for Scheduled Castes and Tribes. At the same time, 33 percent reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Tribes will be for women of their community.
Let us tell you that there is no provision for reservation for the OBC category in this bill. Reservation seats in Lok Sabha will be decided after delimitation.