Parliament LIVE: Lok Sabha unanimously passes Women's Reservation Bill 2023
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On the third day of the special session of Parliament, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to lead as the party's speaker for the debate on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam or women's reservation bill in Lok Sabha today.
The women's reservation bill aims to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday tabled the bill in the first sitting of Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building.
Meghawal, while introducing the amendment, said the number of women members in the 543-member Lok Sabha will rise to 181, from 82 currently, after the law comes into force.
The bill has proposed that the reservation will continue for a period of 15 years and there will be a one-third quota for women also within the seats reserved for SC/STs. The reservation of "as nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election" will come into effect after a delimitation exercise is undertaken and will continue for 15 years.
Seats reserved for women will be rotated after each subsequent delimitation exercise, according to the bill.
The bill has proposed that the reservation will continue for a period of 15 years and there will be a one-third quota for women also within the seats reserved for SC/STs. The reservation of "as nearly as may be, one-third of the total number of seats to be filled by direct election" will come into effect after a delimitation exercise is undertaken and will continue for 15 years.
Seats reserved for women will be rotated after each subsequent delimitation exercise, according to the bill.
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Lok Sabha passes historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam
Lok Sabha passes historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. The bill will now move to Rajya Sabha.
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Lok Sabha unanimously passes Women's Reservation Bill 2023
The voting result is as follows
YES: 454
NO: 2
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The voting has now commenced. Here is how it will happen
Members will fill in a slip to record their vote for the bill. The green side of slip indicates YES, while the red indicates NO. Members will have to fill their name, ID number, constituencyMembers will fill in a slip to record their vote for the bill. The green side of the slip indicates YES, while the red indicates NO. Members will have to fill in their name, ID number, and constituency. Those who wish to abstain from voting can ask for a yellow slip.
Once the members have filled in their slips, the house officials will collect the slips for counting.
The voting has now commenced.
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Lok Sabha will vote to pass the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam shortly
Lok Sabha will vote to pass the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam shortly. This will be done through paper votes. Important thing to note here is that Constitutional amendmets are passed through voting.
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60 members have participated in the discussion of this Bill: Arjun Meghwal
60 members, including the prime minister, home minister, LOP, have participated in the discussion of this Bill: Arjun Meghwal
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Not supporting the bill will not bring the reservation any faster: Amit Shah
Not supporting the bill will not bring the reservation any faster, therefore supporting it is the best way to go ahead: Amit Shah
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Delimitation Commission will decide which constituencies are to be reserved for women: Amit Shah
Delimitation Commission will decide which constituencies are to be reserved for women. Hence, the time frame of 2026: Amit Shah
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We have 3 categories of MPs: General, SC, and ST. And there will be 33% reservation for women in each: Shah
We have 3 categories of MPs: General, SC, and ST. And there will be 33% reservation for women in each : Amit Shah
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I want to urge this house, all the parties to pass the Bill with unanimity: Amit Shah
I want to urge this house, all the parties to pass the Bill with unanimity: Amit Shah
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We want ensure the participation of women in policy-making: Amit Shah
We want ensure the participation of women in policy-making, hence we are bringing this bill: Amit Shah
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Our government has provided 100 million LPG connections: Amit Shah
Our government has provided 100 million LPG connections to women, and constructed 40 million houses: Amit Shah
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70% of Jan Dhan accounts are under women's name: Amit Shah
70% of Jan Dhan accounts are under women's name. All the money allotted for various schemes now go in the accounts of women: Amit Shah
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Women reservation is not at all a political issue for BJP: Amit Shah
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Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao has improved the sex ratio: Amit Shah
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao has improved the sex ratio and dropout rate of women from education has drastically reduced: Amit Shah
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Modi donated his income to education of daughters of Class III and IV employees of Gujarat Sachivalay: Shah
When PM Modi resigned from the post of CM of Gujarat, he donated all his income to the education of the daughters of Class III and IV employees of Gujarat Sachivalay: Amit Shah
Topics : Narendra Modi Amit Shah Sonia Gandhi Parliament Congress BJP Women Reservation Bill Arjun Ram Meghwal mallikarjun kharge Modi govt Union Cabinet
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First Published: Sep 20 2023 | 7:06 AM IST
