Sep 20, 2023
The bill was passed with 454 MP's in favour of it and 2 MP's against it. For a bill to pass, it at least requires two-third majority.
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Congress MP before the voting said that Congress is in favour of this bill but he believes this bill is incomplete. He said there should be reservations for SC, ST and OBC women as well in this.
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"If you want figures, I will tell you. In the BJP government, 29 percent i.e. 85 MPs are from OBC category. If you want to compare then let me tell you that 29 ministers also belong to OBC category," Amit Shah
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Responding to opposition's demand that the reservation be implemented with immediate effect, Irani read out provisions of the Constitution regarding census and delimitation to drive home the point that it was necessary to include in the bill.
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Only 2 MPs, Asaduddin Owaisi and Imtiaz Jaleel out of 456 MPs present today had voted against 33% Women Reservation bill.
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Women's Reservation Bill proposes to grant 33% reservation to women in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
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The number of women MP's will increase to 181 if this Bill becomes an Act. As of now there are 82 women MP's.
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The Women's Reservation Bill after gaining majority in Lok Sabha will now be introduced in Rajya Sabha.
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The Government has made it clear that the bill will be implemented after Census and delimitation.
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