Parliament: Historic Women's Reservation bill in Rajya Sabha today
New Delhi/IBNS: The historic bill seeking reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies will face a test in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, a day after it was almost unanimously passed in Lok Sabha.
The bill will be debated in Rajya Sabha on the fourth day of the special session of Parliament.
The historic Women's Reservation Bill designed to provide 33 percent reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after hours of fierce debate.
This was the first time the bill was introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha.
The lower house of the Parliament passed the bill through a voice vote in its new building during the five-day special session called on the occasion of 75 years of Indian Independence.
The bill received the support of 454 MPs while only two members voted against it.
However, the implementation of the quota, though, can take place only after a census and delimitation, which pushes it back by at least six years.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that both delimitation and census will begin after next year's General Elections.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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