Centre Introduces Bill To Provide 1/3rd Reservation For Women In Lok Sabha & State Assemblies

Awstika Das

19 Sept 2023 2:44 PM IST

  • Centre Introduces Bill To Provide 1/3rd Reservation For Women In Lok Sabha & State Assemblies

    On the second day (September 19) of the special session of the Parliament, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-eight Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. This bill seeks to reserve 33 percent of seats in the Lok Sabha, the state legislatures, and the Delhi legislative assembly for women.According to the Bill, women reservation will take...

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    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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