WOMEN RESERVATION BILL: NEED TO RE-CONSIDER THE FORGOTTEN 108TH CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL
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Orissa Assembly recently passed a unanimous resolution to provide for 33% reservation for women in Legislative Assembly and Parliament.i This progressive move was praised across all corners of the world. United Nation entity for Gender equality and Empowerment of Women sent a personal letter congratulating the Orissa CM for this feat.ii The state’s CM went forward and announced on 10th March 20189 that 33% of party seats (BJD) in upcoming Lok Sabha election will be reserved for women meaning thereby that every third candidate for the next election from his party is going to be a women.iii The discussion of such recent trends and the passing of 124th Constitution Amendment Bill stir a debate over the reconsideration of 108th Constitution amendment Bill (commonly known as Women Reservation Bill). In this article we shall see why the reconsideration of Bill affecting almost 50% of Indian population needs the foremost consideration.
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