The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2023, was passed with Union home minister Amit Shah declaring that "the empowerment of women is a matter of principle, not a political weapon" for "our leader Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party".
Wrapping up a discussion on the Bill introduced on Tuesday in Lok Sabha, Shah, in his reply, assured the House of a "transparent process" to identify the seats to be reserved for women. Responding to apprehensions of delay in the Bill's implementation, Shah said the next government will conduct the census and delimitation exercise immediately after the elections, and set in motion the process to make reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies a reality.
Describing the Bill, which will be taken to Rajya Sabha on Thursday for its clearance, as a "good start", Shah said "anything incomplete" could be addressed in the future.
On Opposition demands that the proposed legislation should include a quota for the OBCs, the home minister said Parliamentarians are currently elected in three categories General, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe and the Bill has incorporated a quota for each of them.
He said the "delimitation process" to decide which constituency is to be reserved for women will be "transparent" and it will be done by a delimitation commission.
"If we do it and Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi) gets reserved, it would be an issue for you," he said.
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