“It is Ours, Apna Hei”, Sonia Gandhi On Women’s Reservation Bill
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday responded to media when enquired about the women reservation bill by saying, “It is Ours, apna hei” after wide speculation that the bill will be tabled in the Parliament in this special session.
Congress on Monday said they welcome the move to pass the bill as they have been demanding it for so long. The Constitution 108th Amendment Bill, 2008 will provide 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh also said on Monday, “We welcome the Union Cabinet decision reportedly coming forward and look forward to the details of the Bill. This could have been thoroughly discussed in the all-party meeting before the special session and a consensus could have been reached instead of behind-the-scenes politics.”
During the UPA government in 2010, the bill was passed in Rajya Sabha but failed to pass in Lok Sabha. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram welcomed the move and said if the government introduces the bill on Tuesday, it will be a “victory for the Congress and its allies in the UPA government”.
“In its 10th year, the BJP is resurrecting the Bill that it had buried in the hope that the clamour for the Bill will die,” he said.
He also mentioned the fact that the Congress very recently during the Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad ‘vociferously pleaded for the Bill to be passed in Parliament’.
While Kapil Sibil, SP MP said on X, “Wonder why Modi ji, if introduced, waited for almost 10 years when almost all political parties are in support? 2024 is perhaps the reason. But if the government does not provide quota for OBC women BJP may also lose UP in 2024!”.
Women’s Reservation Bill :
Wonder why Modi ji, if introduced, waited for almost 10 years when almost all political parties are in support ?
2024 is perhaps the reason
But if the government does not provide quota for OBC women BJP may also lose UP in 2024 !
Think about it !
— Kapil Sibal (@KapilSibal) September 19, 2023
When the agenda was announced prior to the parliament special session last week, women reservation bill was not included in the 8 bills which were enlisted to be discussed and proceeded in the five-day session.
