Women parliamentarians keen to see Women’s Reservation Bill through
June 4th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by ANI ( 6 comments )
New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): After President Pratibha Patil declared that the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the parliament is among the top ten priorities of Prime Minister Manamohan Singh’s government, women politicians are hopeful that their 14-year-old demand will be fulfilled soon.
“Women have been waiting for this since the last fourteen years. We have heard many assurances but we hope that this time the government is going to deliver on the assurance. As far as my party is concerned, 100 percent support is assured the day they bring the bill into parliament for passage,” Communist Party of India politburo member Brinda Karat said.
Karat also said that the 50 percent reservation for women in village governing bodies, Panchayats should be implemented at national level.
Congress party leader Girja Vyas said the women’s reservation bill is on top of the Congress led government’s agenda.
“The manifestos of many political parties talk about women empowerment. Especially the Congress Party has it in their manifesto. It is in the 100 days agenda of the party so it has to be fulfilled,” Vyas said.
Amar Singh, general secretary of regional Samajwadi Party, however, echoed the sentiments of his party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Yadav had said that his party would not be able to support the bill in its present structure.
“With the present structure of the bill, we will not be able to support it. The government may still pass it because they have the required number. But we will not support it. The careers of many establish leaders will be destroyed as their seats can be lost due to women reservation,” Singh said. (ANI)
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:33 am
There has been hue and cry about women reservation bill and some modifications in it for a long time now but i think that such a law itself should not exist. A person (in this case a Man) who has worked for his constituency throughout life will suddenly find that he is not allowed to contest election from that constituency because it is reserved for women. This is really ridiculous in democracy and is definitely biased against men. Shortcuts are not always good. If women want to come to parliament then they should fight in a democratic way with men. This will give them more respect. NCW and other women organizations are misusing the enormous power being bestowed to them and even the media now are acting irresponsibly. When the OBC quota was introduced the media was responsible enough to show both sides of it. But now even they are biased and are blaming politicians in delaying the passage of the bill. This is a sad situation wherein talent and people’s will are given a second seat. The advocacy of such a law shows immaturity and lack of responsibility on the part of its supporters. I hope such a law is not passed so that any capable PERSON can contest election from the constituency of his/her choice.
March 9th, 2010 at 10:59 am
To enact a law for 33% Women’s Reservation in the parliament, assemlies and Panchayats is not only a violation of fundamental rights of a person but in fact against the true concept of democracy. In a democratic set up men or women both have equal rights of contesting elections. They can be a part of Parliament & legistlative assemblies even more than 33% on the basis of their social work and capability. So, there is no neeed of a Reservation.
March 12th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
I also second Mohamman Ilyas’s view. The reservation for women is against the fundamental rights of men who can not contest from their own constituencies. Also I feel that woman if want to join the main stream politics should come on their own to the national level.
March 13th, 2010 at 11:37 am
I understand that main objective of the ruling masses through this women’s reservation bill to retain themselves or their successors in power. That’s why a door has been paved only for the women of elite section of the society and just to further ensure their empowerment for indefinite time and in futre course.
The women of the weaker sections are not educated and so question does arise of their empowerment. Instead of this reservation bill, a bill must be tabled to ensure 100% education to the women and entire children and men of the country and then a common women could be benefited. It is the duty of a State to give free education to their entire subjects whereas the goverment is taking huge taxes and also Education Cess. Where do they ( government ) expense this education cess, where the government has open new schools ? No one knows.
March 15th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
it is quite good to pass this bill if it is pass might be they leader who doing there manmai may be they stop in parliment infornt of women they feel say.we need educated leader.insted of passing women bill. pass the bill on qualification is complusory for a leader and no creminal records either they women or men.
March 15th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
ok ok ok ok ok