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Women’s Reservation: Lalu-Mulayam’s Senajori hangs the bill, now the maximum number of women in the Lok Sabha but the wait for 25 years continues
Before the bill was re-introduced in the Rajya Sabha, the SP and RJD withdrew support to the UPA. The bill was somehow passed by the Rajya Sabha, but could not be passed by the Lok Sabha for the next four years. The bill lapsed as soon as the 15th Lok Sabha was dissolved.
25 years ago, the bill was introduced on this day itself
This was the fourth time that the Women’s Reservation Bill was introduced in Parliament but could not be passed. In 1996, on this day (September 12) for the first time, this bill was laid on the table of Parliament. The journey of this bill in Parliament is still going on. After the first attempt in 1996, there were attempts to pass the bill again in 1998, 1999 and 2008.
Sometimes this bill was opposed by talking about promoting ‘proxy culture’ and sometimes ‘sarpanch husband’ would increase, by showing fear of it. Today, it has been 25 years since this bill was first introduced in the Parliament, then one should think why political parties are unable to unite on giving 33% reservation to women who constitute half of the population.
Lalu and Mulayam wanted reservation within reservation
The Women’s Reservation Bill was the most expected to be passed during UPA-II. When the bill was introduced, the BJP and the Left were in support of it. But in the Lok Sabha, the SP with 22 MPs and the RJD with 4 MPs protested. Mulayam and Lalu said that they are protesting because the interests of minorities and other backward classes have not been taken care of. Mulayam had said that ‘there should be reservation for Muslims and Dalits’.
Lalu had said that ‘the government is trying to impose a bill on us. Congress doesn’t want to listen to anyone. Real India should be reflected in the bill… Congress is leaving women and Muslims behind. There was a lot of ruckus within the Lok Sabha by the SP and RJD MPs.
Most women MPs in 17th Lok Sabha…
India ranks 148 out of 193 countries in terms of representation of women in Parliament. According to PRS Legislative Research, there are 78 women MPs in the Lok Sabha at present. This is the highest ever in the history of the House. The first Lok Sabha had only 24 women members. 14% of the total MPs are women which is a record but the international average is around 22%.
Many states have given reservation at the local level
West Bengal is the only state in India whose head is a woman. Mamta Banerjee is currently the only woman Chief Minister of the country. At the all India level, there may not be any reservation for women in the legislature, but at least 20 states have given 50 percent reservation to women at the panchayat level. A 2010 research suggests that the problem of drinking water, infrastructure, sanitation has reduced due to increased representation of women in panchayats.
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