Women's Quota Bill is 'distraction tactic' of BJP-led govt, says Rahul
The Statesman|September 23, 2023
He further said that nobody Knows when the legislation willbe implemented
Women's Quota Bill is 'distraction tactic' of BJP-led govt, says Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Women’s Reservation Bill is a “distraction tactic” by the BJP-led government to take away the attention of people from demands such as caste census and said nobody knows when the legislation will be implemented.

Addressing a press conference at here a day after the Bill was passed in the Special Session of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi demanded that the data of the previous caste census should be released immediately and that a fresh caste census should be held to determine the population of OBCs and other weaker sections.

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