Rahul bats for women`s reservation bill

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 18:33

Batting for early passage of women`s reservation bill, Rahul Gandhi on Monday vowed to work for larger representation to them in Parliament, government and Congress and noted that the party and the country cannot ignore the views of half of the population.

Women Quota Bill is an idea whose time has come: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 18:41

BJP on Friday threw its weight behind Women`s Reservation Bill, saying the quota for women in Parliament and state assemblies is an idea whose time has come.

Don`t have numbers to get Women`s Bill passed in Parliament: Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 21:39

Parties supported Women`s Reservation Bill as Congress expressed apprehension about it in Parliament citing disruptions in current session and saying it does not have the numbers to see it through.

Women leaders from parties united on Women`s Reservation Bill

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 23:56

Women leaders drawn from various parties, including Congress, BJP and the Left, on Thursday agreed to press for early passage of Women`s Reservation Bill pending in the Lok Sabha.

Prioritise Lokpal, Women`s Reservation bills, says CPI-M

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 21:52

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury said extension of the session after a Christmas break was possible.

Communal Violence bill back in focus, Parliament adjourned

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 09:10

No business could be transacted on the first day of Parliament`s Winter Session, which began on Thursday, as the Opposition strongly opposed the Centre`s move to bring the Anti-Communal Violence Bill among other important legislations.

NFIW meets Lok Sabha Speaker over Women`s Reservation Bill

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 22:26

A strong plea for the passage of the long-pending Women`s Reservation Bill in the forthcoming winter session of Parliament was made on Monday by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW).

No headway in evolving consensus on women`s bill: LS Speaker

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 16:22

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday said her efforts to evolve a consensus on the passage of the long-pending women`s reservation bill had not made `any headway`.

UPA govt reluctant on clearing Women`s Reservation Bill: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 22:14

BJP on Monday criticised the UPA government and said it was reluctant to clear the Women`s Reservation Bill in Parliament and delayed the process in past four years of its rule.

Token women representation in Cabinet across states

Last Updated: Monday, June 3, 2013, 21:56

Talk of women empowerment in Indian politics is all gas.

MPs demand passage of women`s reservation bill

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 15:38

With the issue of safety and security of women taking precedence on International Women`s Day, the demand for early passage of the women`s reservation bill appeared to have taken a backseat in Lok Sabha Friday.