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  • BJP failed to pass Women’s Reservation Bill, didn’t keep 2014 poll promise: Trinamool Congress

    By PTI

    KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien on Sunday slammed the Centre over the Women’s Reservation Bill, accusing the BJP of failing to pass the legislation despite assurances in the party’s 2014 election manifesto.

    Today makes it 25 years since the WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL was introduced in #Parliament25 years. No Bill passed.MO-SHA’s BJP even promised it in their 2014 Manifesto. FAIL.One min video pic.twitter.com/cxNhHEFRnh
    — Derek O’Brien | ডেরেক ও’ব্রায়েন (@derekobrienmp) September 12, 2021
    O’Brien also posted a video on Twitter of his recent speech in Rajya Sabha over the issue. “Today makes it 25 years since the WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL was introduced in #Parliament. 25 years. No Bill passed. MO-SHA’s BJP even promised it in their 2014 Manifesto. FAIL,” the TMC MP tweeted.

    The bill aims at 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. O’Brien, in the video of his speech, claimed that there is 25 per cent representation of women in legislatures across the world, while the national average is 13 per cent.

    In the BJP, the number of women MPs in Parliament is around 10-11 per cent, he said. The TMC national spokesman said in contrast, close to 40 per cent of his party’s MPs in both Houses of Parliament are women.

  • BJD MP raises demand in Rajya Sabha for passing of Women’s Reservation Bill

    By ANI
    NEW DELHI: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Member of Parliament Dr Sasmit Patra raised a demand in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday for the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill.

    During the Zero Hour, Dr Patra reiterated the long pending demand of his leader, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the passage of the Bill in the Parliament.

    Speaking in his mother tongue Odia, Dr Patra stated that women’s empowerment is extremely important in India, particularly in the context of economic, social and political empowerment.

    Speaking on political empowerment of women, Dr. Patra stated that BJD had reserved 33 per cent of its seats for women in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He added that the Women’s Reservation Bill is a necessary condition to ensure their political empowerment.

    On the issue of Social and Economic Empowerment, Dr. Sasmit Patra stated that the Union Government should study the model of Mission Shakti program of Odisha which has empowered more than 80 lakh women through Women Self Help Groups.

    Dr Patra also proposed that just as the Central Government had brought the National Maternity Scheme after considering Odisha’s Mamata Yojana as a benchmark model, it should also bring a National program along the lines of Odisha’s Mission Shakti.

    CM Naveen Patnaik while celebrating the 24th foundation day of BJD last year said: “From now on, in every session of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly, BJD will raise the women’s reservation issue and give a constant reminder to national parties”. (ANI)