Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has convened an all-party meeting in New Delhi today to discuss Women's Reservation Bill. Official sources said, the Bill is likely to come up in the Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha last year. In a letter to political parties, Mrs Kumar has also asked them to take steps for early passage of the Bill in the Lok Sabha. The bill grants 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Meanwhile, Congress has reaffirmed its commitment to bring Women's reservation Bill in Lok Sabha in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. Party spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan told media persons in New Delhi that the UPA government got it passed in the Rajya Sabha and would like to see it as an act.
News On AIR | June 22, 2011 9:04 AM
LS speaker calls all-party meet on Women's reservation bill