Sanjay Raut calls for an end to 'credit fight' over Women's Reservation Bill

Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut emphasized on Wednesday that the Womens Reservation Bill is a matter for the entire nation urging an end to disputes over credit for the bills introductionThe fight for credit should endThis work Womens Reservation Bill is for the entire nationIt is your BJP government at present it may be some other government in rule tomorrow If you BJP talk about women then why do you fight over creditYou have brought the bill you have tabled it youve shown the courage and we appreciate your courage Raut statedOn Tuesday Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced the bill in the first sitting of Lok Sabha in the new Parliament building naming it the Nari Shakti Vandan AdhiniyamMeghwal explained This bill is in relation to women empowerment By amending Article 239AA of the Constitution 33 percent of seats will be reserved for women in the National Capital Territory NCT of Delhi Article 330A reservations of seats for SCST in the House of People He also highlighted that once the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is passed the number of seats for women in Lok Sabha will increase to 181Government sources have indicated that the bill will be taken up in Rajya Sabha on September 21 ANI reported The bills introduction has reignited discussions and debates on the importance of womens representation in politicsAlso read Congress committed to womens reservation need to address potential shortcomings in the proposed legislation KhargeMeanwhile ahead of the discussion on the Womens Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha on the third day of the ongoing Parliament special session floor leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance INDIA will hold a meeting to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the houseThe Lok Sabha is set to discuss the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill which was tabled by Centre for discussion at 11 am today after the proceedings of the House start The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill 2023 seeks to reserve 33 per cent seats in Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies for womenThe Bill was approved by the Union Cabinet on MondayIn 2008 the Manmohan Singhled UPA government tabled the Bill in the Rajya Sabha and it was passed in 2010 However the Bill was never taken up for consideration in the Lok SabhaSpeaking to ANI Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge reminisced about past efforts stating In 2010 we had passed the Bill in the Rajya Sabha But it failed to be passed by the Lok Sabha That is why this is not a new Bill Had they taken that Bill forward it would have been done quickly by this dayKharge expressed skepticism about the timing and intentions behind recent discussions on the Womens Reservation Bill suggesting that political motives might be at play He remarked I feel that they are publicizing this in view of elections but actually unless the delimitation or census takes place you can feel how long it is going to take They could have continued with the earlier one but their intentions are something elseDespite his reservations Kharge reiterated the Congresss commitment to the cause of womens reservation and emphasized the need to address the potential shortcomings in the proposed legislation He affirmed But we will insist that womens reservation has to be brought and we will fully cooperate But the loopholes and drawbacks should be rectifiedThe Womens Reservation Bill which seeks to reserve onethird of the seats in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies for women has been a topic of discussion and debate in Indian politics for many years Its passage has been hindered by various challenges and political considerations Agencies