Women's Reservation Bill passes in Rajya Sabha
After Lok Sabha, Women’s Reservation Bill has also been passed in Rajya Sabha. 215 votes were cast in favor of the bill while no one voted against the bill. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar called it a historic victory. Before this, this bill was also passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
This bill was placed on the table of Rajya Sabha on Thursday and voting on it took place after discussion that lasted till late night. There was a consensus in favor of the bill and this bill was also passed in the Rajya Sabha with 215 votes. Not a single vote was cast against this bill.
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During the discussion on the bill, PM Modi said that women power is not getting a special honor just because the bill is passed, but the positive thinking of all the political parties of the country towards this bill is a boost to the women power of our country. It is going to give new energy.
There was a competition between BJP and Congress to take credit on the Women’s Reservation Bill. Where Sonia Gandhi called it the dream of former PM Rajiv Gandhi. At the same time, all the BJP leaders gave credit to PM Modi for bringing this bill which was pending for 27 years in the House and getting it passed. BJP MP Hema Malini said, “Whatever Prime Minister Modi has done, he has done it with a good cause. No other Prime Minister has done such things…to do so (to oppose the bill) is their (opposition’s) job, we are not worried about it.”
