Here is what various Parties told the Parliamentary committee on Women’s Reservation
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
September 22, 2017
Congress President Sonia Gandhi wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to get the Women’s reservation bill passed in the Lok Sabha. When the bill was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in 2008 and subsequently referred to a Parliamentary standing committee, this is what various political parties told the committee.
The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2008 that sought to amend the constitution to reserve seats for women in the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly of every State was introduced in the Rajya Sabha in May 2008. It was subsequently referred to the departmental standing committee on Law & Justice that submitted its report in December 2009. Most of the political parties conveyed their stand on this issue in writing to the standing committee. Here is what the major political parties told the committee.
What did the bill say?
Among other things, the bill sought to do the following
The committee invited comments from various quarters including the political parties. Below is a gist of what major political parties told the committee.
BJP
Congress
CPI (M)
BSP
AIADMK
CPI
DMK
INLD
IULM
JD (U)
NCP
RJD
SP