After much chaos and unprecedented situation, the Rajya Sabha is now discussing the Women Reservation bill with majority of political parties pledging their support to it.<br/> <br/>Initiating the debate, the Leader of the opposition in the House Mr Arun Jaitley said that the reservation for women is an affirmative action and has to be translated into a vision of equality. Giving the argument for the reservation for women, he said time has come for it to provide them level playing field in decision making.<br/><br/> Mr Jaitley said rotation is the most suitable principle for sex based reservation which will ensures that each constituency of the country sends at least once in 15 years a female representative. He said that the Constitution provides only for caste based reservations and there is no reason for reservation for women belonging to these communities.<br/> Mrs Brinda Karat of the CPIM while welcoming the Bill said that its passage will lead to overall development of women.<br/> <br/>Mrs Jayanti Natrajan of the Congress said that the party is committed to the reservation of women to make them partners in the decision making process. She said it is in this regard that the party brought the constitutional amendment, first for 33 and later for 50 per cent seats for women in Panchayats and local urban bodies.<br/> <br/>She described the present legislation as an important milestone towards the empowerment of women in the country.<br/> <br/>All these leaders and members of other parties who spoke in favour the Bill strongly condemned the unprecedented scenes in the House describing it as a shame on Parliamentary Democracy. The BJP and Left leaders however charged the government of not resorting to proper floor strategy well in advance.<br/> <br/>Satish Mishra of BSP struck the discordant note by opposing the Bill describing it as against minorities and backward classes. The division in the JDU came to the fore during the debate when its member Shivanad Tiwari supported the Bill and said it would have been better if there was reservation for minorities and other weaker sections.<br/> <br/>AIR Parliamentary Correspondents report that seven members, who were suspended in the morning for their unruly behaviour yesterday, had to be physically lifted by the marshals after their stiff resistance to leave the House. 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. For the first time in the Rajya Sabha, marshals have been deployed to ensure smooth passage of the bill.