Congress supports Women's Reservation Bill: Sonia Gandhi

Sonia in LS, says Congress supports the Bill but also expresses displeasure at the indeterminate timeline of its implementation. She says the Bill should be implemented immediately and a caste census should be conducted to ensure proper representation of SC, ST, OBC women under the reserved quota. She says 13 years have already passed since the Bill was last passed in the Rajya Sabha but it is still unclear with this current Bill whether women will have to wait for another 5, 8 or 10 years to see the reservation implemented. She concludes by demanding immediate implementation of the Bill with necessary changes in the Bill.

Update: 2023-09-20 05:59 GMT

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