Women's Reservation Bill Live: BJP calls bill 'historic, milestone', Congress terms it 'distraction tactic'

Passing women's reservation bill more important, amendments can be done later to make it better: Javed Akhtar

Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has said that it is more important to pass the women's reservation bill first and if it has flaws, amendments can be made later to make it better. Akhtar was speaking at an event on Thursday, hours before Parliament approved the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill -- Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam -- reserving a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. "People have issues with it, they are saying it lacks this, it doesn't have that. It should have included that. I don't want to get into that discussion, I am sure improvements are needed, maybe it's not perfect. Maybe it's not up to the total satisfaction of everybody, but it doesn't matter.

Govt must give assurance OBC quota won't be touched to give reservations to any community: Cong's Wadettiwar

Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Friday said the Maharashtra government must provide assurance it will not give quota to any community from the Other Backward Classes pool. Talking to reporters here, the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly said there is "unrest" over quota demands from various segments. "The state government must give in writing that they will not provide quota to any community from the existing reservations for the OBCs," he said. Slamming the state government for not being able to solve quota issues, he said various groups were on hunger strike in different parts of Maharashtra.

Rahul demands immediate implementation of women's reservation bill

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded immediate implementation of the women's reservation bill and expressed "100 per cent regret" that the proposed legislation during the UPA government did not include reservation for OBCs. He also demanded that the government should conduct a caste census and make public its findings along with that of the previous caste census conducted during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule. Noting that the government's intention behind bringing the bill was political, he said it will not be implemented in the next 10 years as it has been linked to the population census and delimitation exercise.

Women have been betrayed and would answer through votes: MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Women's Reservation Bill

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "When you had the opportunity to identify shortcomings in the participation and bringing equality for the backward communities, you could've included that. Since it's not mandated by the Constitution they did it on its pretext...This is the misfortune of the country that the women are betrayed. Women would answer them through votes." (ANI)

Arunachal Pradesh thanks PM Modi for making women's quota in LS, assemblies a reality

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and congratulated him for the passage of the women's reservation bill in Parliament, saying women will now have greater representation in the highest decision-making bodies.

Norway ambassador May-Elin Stener congratulates India on the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill

Tejashwi Yadav demands inclusion of OBC in Women's Reservation Bill

Tejashwi Yadav said, "When will this law get implemented? Does anybody have the answer? What's the meaning of a law if it doesn't get implemented? We would want 50% reservation for women instead of 33%, but at least OBC women and women from minority and backward communities should also have their part in it. We want each society to be represented." (ANI)

Women Reservation Bill passage teasing illusion, another election 'jumla': Chidambaram

Maharashtra CM, women functionaries of Shiv Sena perform special aarti over passage of women's reservation bill in Parliament

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and nearly 100 women functionaries of the Shiv Sena performed a special aarti for Lord Ganesha on Friday over the passage of the women's reservation bill in Parliament. As per a release issued by the party, nearly 100 functionaries of the party's women's wing from Thane, Navi Mumbai and Mumbai performed the aarti at Shinde's residence here. The women thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the passing of the bill in Parliament.

Historic moment, says JP Nadda on passage of Women's Reservation Bill

Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda said on Friday that the Women's Reservation Bill passed in the Parliament is a historic moment and will be remembered for a long period of time. "For all of us, this is a historic moment that will be registered in history in times to come and remembered for a very long time. We are fortunate to be a witness to such a moment...," Nadda said at the BJP headquarters. (ANI)

VP Jagdeep Dhankhar interacted with women Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum after bill was passed in Rajya Sabha

The country will remember PM Modi for this historic day says Assam CM Himanta Sarma

OBC leaders to meet on September 23 to explore ways to seek reservation in women's quota bill

Leaders from Other Backward Classes have agreed to a "big" meeting on Saturday to find ways to seek quota for OBCs in the just-cleared women's reservation bill, senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has said on X. The former Madhya Pradesh CM, however, has not shared details about the time and venue of the meeting of the OBC leaders on September 23. (PTI)

"Milestone": Dharmendra Pradhan on passage of Women's reservation bill

"This is an achievement for the country...The subject is not to take special credit, the subject is to understand the needs of society...The subject is to make a decision...This bill would be a milestone in the 21st century in the world...Its reference would be taken in other democracies of the world," the Union Minister told ANI.

While addressing the media, Rahul slammed the Centre and said that it's a distraction and diversion tactic from the OBC quota and nobody knows if this will even be implemented.

Why is the diversion being done? I looked at how many senior most office come from the OBC, Dalit or tribal communities and I was shocked to find, 3 officers are OBC. They control 5 per cent of the total budget. OBCs, Dalits, tribals put together control 6 per cent: Rahul Gandhi

This is a diversionary tactic. This is a way to move everyone's attention away. The question is what are they moving away from, the answer is caste census: Rahul Gandhi

PM said that he is passing a very important law and we agree with him. Women's reservation is a central and critical step for the empowerment of women. But when we read the fine print, two little subtexts were there: 1. this will be done after delimitation 2. this will be done after census. What this means is that this bill will be implemented a decade later: Rahul Gandhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India scripted history with the passage of the women's reservation bill by the Parliament. The Prime Minister, in his address at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, thanked all political parties for extending their support for the bill.

I once again congratulate all the women, It is the duty of all of us to make this Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam reach every corner of the country, PM Modi says while concluding his address.

"In our parliament too, we have witnessed the power of women. Every party had to extend support to the bill. Those who tore women's reservation bill earlier in Parliament also supported it because of the emergence of women's power across the nation in the past 10 years.": PM Modi

"BJP was making efforts for the last three decades to ensure women's participation in democracy through this law. This was our commitment, and today, we have fulfilled it," says PM Modi.

"Some decisions have the capability to change the country's future and we are witness to one such decision," says PM Modi on Women's Reservation Bill at Nari Shakti Vandan-Abhinandan Karyakram at BJP headquarters in Delhi.

There have been efforts for the women's reservation bill for ages, but it wasn't going through. It has been made possible today. I ask you how has this been made possible...This has not been accomplished by Modi. This has been done by you, the people of India. How has this been done, by making a government with a full majority. The strength and majority that you had given to this government is why this bill which was stuck for 30 years has been passed today: PM Modi

Women's reservation bill no ordinary law, it is announcement of new India's new democratic commitment: PM Modi

Unanimous passage of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in the Parliament marks a significant milestone towards promoting women-led development: PM Modi

New history made on September 20-21. Our good fortune that people gave us chance to do so: PM Narendra Modi on passage of women's reservation bill in Parliament

I thank all the leaders and political parties from across spectrum for extending support to the bill, PM Modi says at BJP HQ

They were a lot of obstacles in the passage of this bill. But when the intent is pure and process is transparent, all the problems can be overcome to bring results: PM Modi

The self-esteem of every women today is touching the sky. All women of our country are celebrating the occasion and giving us blessings: PM Modi

This decision, this event will be discussed for generations to come. I congratulate all women on the occasion of the bill being passed by both the houses, with Rajya Sabha passing it with full majority: PM Modi

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Historic win for women, BJP national president JP Nadda says

Women reservation bill received Rajya Sabha nod on Thursday evening with 214 MPs voting in favour

PM Modi, BJP leaders to celebrate passing of women reservation bill by both houses

PM Modi arrives at party HQs amidst applauses from party workers, to deliver address shortly

BJP party chief JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani arrive at BJP HQs