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A day after it cleared the Lok Sabha with 454 votes in its favour, the Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam bill, seeking reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, is likely to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Modi described the bill, which seeks to provide one-third reservation to women in the Lower House of Parliament, state assemblies and the Delhi legislative assembly, as an 'agni pareeksha' for MPs
The women reservation bill seeks to reserve one-third (33%) of the total number of seats in state legislative Assemblies and Parliament for women. The bill also proposes sub-reservation for SCs, STs and Anglo-Indians within the 33% quota
Women Reservation Bill: The Narendra Modi-led BDA government is expected to cover the OBC community as well in the ambit of the new bill.