The Prime Minister today held a meeting with the leaders of various parties supporting the Women's Reservation Bill in the wake of unprecedented unruly behaviour of some of the members of the SP and the RJD at the time the bill was moved in the Rajya Sabha today. <br/> Later, speaking to newsmen, BJP spokesman Mr. S.S. Ahluwalia said that the leader of opposition in both Houses, Mr. Arun Jaitley of Rajya Sabha and Sushma Swaraj of Lok Sabha have told the Prime Minister that they want discussion on the bill before it is passed. <br/> They also want the bill to be passed today itself as the government has the requisite support to do so. The Left parties have also said that they want the parliamentary practices to be protected and get the bill passed. <br/>
News On AIR | March 8, 2010 5:54 PM
BJP, Left parties urge PM to get the Bill passed in RS today itself