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Prime Minister Modi used a 30-minute speech to reaffirm government resolve on women's political reservation, blaming the Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and Samajwadi Party for obstructing progress. The move positions the ruling alliance on a high-visibility equity issue with direct electoral appeal to women voters.
India's BJP-led government failed to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, securing 298 votes in favor against 230 opposed, short of the two-thirds supermajority required. The defeat represents a rare and consequential legislative failure for the ruling coalition. PM Modi is scheduled to address the
The INDIA bloc is opposing the Delimitation Bill, with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge clarifying the opposition does not object to the Women's Reservation Bill itself. The conflict centers on a clause linking women's reservation to delimitation, which critics say delays implementation indefinitely. No census or deli
India's Centre is weighing amendments to base parliamentary delimitation on 2011 Census data, bypassing the need for a new Census to activate the Women's Reservation Act. The change would expand Parliament from 543 to 816 seats, reserving 273 for women. Formal Cabinet clearance and opposition response are the immediate
Congress Lok Sabha whip Manickam Tagore accused the government of refusing to share Constitution amendment bills before a special parliamentary session, calling the move a subversion of democratic process. The objection is procedurally significant because constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, making
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Prime Minister Modi used a 30-minute speech to reaffirm government resolve on women's political reservation, blaming the Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, and Samajwadi Party for obstructing progress. The move positions the ruling alliance on a high-visibility equity issue with direct electoral appeal to women voters.
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
India's BJP-led government failed to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, securing 298 votes in favor against 230 opposed, short of the two-thirds supermajority required. The defeat represents a rare and consequential legislative failure for the ruling coalition. PM Modi is scheduled to address the
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
The INDIA bloc is opposing the Delimitation Bill, with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge clarifying the opposition does not object to the Women's Reservation Bill itself. The conflict centers on a clause linking women's reservation to delimitation, which critics say delays implementation indefinitely. No census or deli
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
India's Centre is weighing amendments to base parliamentary delimitation on 2011 Census data, bypassing the need for a new Census to activate the Women's Reservation Act. The change would expand Parliament from 543 to 816 seats, reserving 273 for women. Formal Cabinet clearance and opposition response are the immediate
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
Congress Lok Sabha whip Manickam Tagore accused the government of refusing to share Constitution amendment bills before a special parliamentary session, calling the move a subversion of democratic process. The objection is procedurally significant because constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority, making
2mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
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