Women’s reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha as NDA falls short of two-thirds majority India News
New Delhi: The Women’s Reservation Bill failed in the Lok Sabha on Friday as it failed to garner the required two-thirds majority after two days of intense debate on the bill and the proposed delimitation process.The Constitution Amendment Bill could not be passed as the ruling NDA fell short of the required numbers to push the “Women’s Bill”.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said, “The Constitution (131st Amendment) Amendment Bill was not passed as it did not get 2/3 majority during voting in the House.”There was a heated argument in the House on this debate. Union Home Minister Amit Shah termed the opposition as “anti-women” for opposing the bill.On the other hand, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi called this bill “anti-national”. including many other opposition leaders Akhilesh Yadav And Priyanka GandhiAlso expressed strong objection.a day before, Prime Minister Narendra Modi During his address on this issue, he appealed to the MLAs not to politicize the bill.The BJP-led Center has decided to move ahead with the delimitation bill and a separate bill to amend the women’s quota in union territories after the defeat of the Constitution Amendment Bill.