April 5, 2010 4:25 PM

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Consensus eludes all party meeting on Women's Reservation Bill

The All party meeting on the Women's reservation Bill remained inconclusive and further consultations will be held on the issue. The RJD , SP and the JDU , the three parties who are opposed to the Bill in the present form stuck to their stand on quota. The Left parties who have supported the Bill that provides for 33 per cent reservation in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies , said they were against deferment of the Bill unless it was to build consensus on the issue. The BJP said that it is opposed to quota within quota but is willing to support if the Election Commission proposal on making it mandatory for the parties reserve the seats for women. The meeting convened by the Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee was attended by representatives of almost all the parties . The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mr Pawan Kumar Bansal said that more consultations will be held.<br/> The BSP also said that it is opposed to the bill in the present form and was in favour of quota within quota.

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