The Congress has expressed confidence that the Women's Reservation Bill will be passed soon. Briefing Media-persons in New Delhi today, party spokesperson Mrs Jayanti Natrajan gave the credit for this development to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and all UPA allies. She said, the step would go a long way in empowering women in the country. While expressing despair over the behaviour of expelled SP, RJD and LJP members, she strongly condemned the attack on the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and Vice President Mohd. Hamid Ansari.<br/><br/>UPA ally Trinamool Congress today said that Congress had not taken the party in confidence before bringing the Women's Reservation Bill for voting in the Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters outside Parliament, TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi supported reservation for backward classes and minorities in the Bill. He however said that the party is in favour of the Bill. Mr Trivedi condemned the ousting of some agitating members by Marshals, while criticizing their unruly behavior in the House.<br/><br/>The RJD, LJP and SP members physically lifted out of the Rajya Sabha today, accused the government of being against the minorities and backward communities.<br/> The Samajwadi Party today alleged that the Congress is behaving in a fascist manner. The party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said that the ruling party has become arrogant in power and is not ready to listen to anybody.<br/><br/>The CPIM today said, it is ready to support the Women's Reservation Bill with or without debate in the Rajya Sabha. Briefing Media-persons in New Delhi, party leader Sitaram Yechury said that the CPIM's consistent stand on the issue is that the Bill must be adopted.<br/><br/>The major Opposition BJP has demanded voting on the Bill to be taken up only after a debate saying it will be against Parliamentary traditions to pass a constitutional amendment without discussion.<br/>