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Women across India hail passing of Women's Reservation Bill | Women across India are celebrating the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill. This Bill, once enacted as a law will, provide 33 percent reservation for
women in parliament and various state legislative assemblies. The joy could be
judged from the fact that even women party workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) in New Delhi danced and distributed sweets to hail this historic event in
the annals India. "I am very happy especially about one thing that women of various
parties like the Congress, the Communists and others irrespective of different
ideologies were united on this issue," said Savita Sharma, a BJP activist, New
Delhi. Similar celebrations were witnessed in Lucknow and Allahabad where women
lit firecrackers. "We want to congratulate honourable Sonia Gandhi because of
her strong commitment this Bill was passed. Our leader had said that even if the
government falls this Bill would have to be passed. We want to congratulate Sonia
Gandhi," said Rita Bahuguna Joshi, President of Uttar Pradesh state unit of Congress
party. "There would 33 percent reservation for women in legislative assembly and
Lok Sabha, this would help in representation of women in politics and also would
make their voice stronger," said Satya Pande, a woman social worker, Allahabad.
After unprecedented disruptions, and unruly behaviour by some of the lawmakers,
the Rajya Sabha finally passed the historic bill. There were 186 votes in favour
and one against the bill that was championed both by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
and the Congress President Sonia Gandhi. |
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