India: Cabinet clears Women's Reservation Bill

India: Cabinet clears Women's Reservation Bill

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-02-25 08:39

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The Cabinet has cleared the Women’s Resrvation Bill which provides for 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

The bill was easily one of the most contentious pieces of legislation to be considered by Parliament. It has been hanging fire for close to 14 years due to lack of political consensus on the issue.

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