After an unprecedented situation, the Rajya Sabha today began discussion on the historic Women's Reservation Bill. An overwhelming majority of the house is in support of the bill which provides for 33 per cent of reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.<br/><br/>Initiating the debate, the Leader of the Opposition in the house, Mr. Arun Jaitley said that his party unequivocally supports the bill. He strongly condemned the scene that prevailed in the House today describing it as a shame on Parliamentary democracy and also alleged that the situation could have been handled more deftly. <br/><br/>Congress leader Mrs Jayanti Natarajan and CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury while supporting the Bill, expressed the hope that it will prove an important instrument to give level playing field to the women folk in the decision making process. The discussion was in progress when reports last came in.<br/><br/>AIR Parliamentary Correspondents Vijay Raina & Prem Kukreti report that seven members, who were suspended in the morning for their unruly behaviour on Monday, had to be physically lifted by the marshals after their stiff resistance to leave the House. <br/><br/>These members belonging to SP, RJD and LJP continued to sit on dharana in the well of the House even after the House was adjourned.<br/><br/>For the first time in the Rajya Sabha, marshals have been deployed to ensure smooth passage of the bill.