Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:24am on 22 Sep 2023,Friday India
The women's reservation bill, providing 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, unanimously sailed through Rajya Sabha, making history after decades of roadblocks. It earlier cleared Lok Sabha with the support of 454 MPs vs. just 2 opposed. PM Modi, present for voting, hailed the "successful debates" and said the spirit will give birth to new self-esteem among Indians. Like in Lok Sabha, the big Rajya Sabha debate was over the timeline of implementation only after delimitation, delaying it by years. The INDIA bloc wants immediate rollout. With passage in both houses, the historic bill now awaits the President's signature to become law. [photo: @narendramodi on X]
