Women's Bill to be Tabled Soon: Moily


New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS): Asking MPs to shed their "male chauvinist approach", Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily Saturday said the controversial women's reservation bill would be tabled in the Lok Sabha "soon", with some changes.

"The women's reservation bill will be a reality soon under the chairmanship of Madam Speaker (Meira Kumar). Any amendment will also be taken up at a subsequent period," Moily said, replying to a debate on the legislation seeking to amend personal laws.

"The house," he said, "should not reflect a male chauvinist approach" while discussing and voting on the bill.

The women's bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha in the budget session in March but couldn't make it to the lower house due to vehement opposition from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal-United and other parties from the Hindi belt.

The amendments, which the law minister hinted at, are required to meet the demands of the parties seeking a quota for women from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and minorities within the proposed women's reservation bill.


 

  

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