Parliament Special Session Live: Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal confirmed on Thursday that the Lok Sabha will take up the discussion on success of Chandrayaan-3 and Advocates Amendment Bill for the third day of Special Parliament session.On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha passed a bill with overwhelming support, granting one-third of its seats to women in both the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. This decision came after an eight-hour debate involving 60 members, resulting in 454 members voting in favor of the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, with only two members opposing it. Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present during the voting, marking it as the first bill passed in the new Parliament building.The debate was spirited, with former Congress president Sonia Gandhi advocating for the inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBC) women in the proposed law. She emphasized that any delay in implementing this reservation would constitute a grave injustice to women.Intervening in
The Centre on Wednesday will seek support for the passage of the Women s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will move the Bill for discussion.
On Monday, the members of both Houses discussed ''Parliamentary Journey of 75 years starting from Samvidhan Sabha Achievements, Experiences, Memories and Learnings''.
A five-day long special session of Parliament is set to commence on Monday (September 18). As per Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, a total of eight bills have been listed for consideration and passage during the session.