Women’s Reservation Bill

NEW DELHI: Brushing aside apprehensions of a delay in the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said in the Lok Sabha that the next government will conduct the census and the delimitation exercise immediately after the elections and set in motion the process to make reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies a reality.Intervening in the...

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women, reviving a bill pending for 27 years for want of consensus among parties.The government said the women's reservation bill is aimed at enabling greater participation of women in policy-making at the state and national levels.Leaders across...