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Women's Bill may be tabled in ongoing session
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SPECIALCORRESPONDENT on 04 May, 2008 01:28:00
 
New Delhi: The Women's Reservation Bill may see the light of the day with the
government expressing its keenness to table it in Parliament in the ongoing
budget session. This was told to a Communist Party of India delegation by Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh when they called on him in the Capital on Saturday.
After the meeting, CPI general secretary A B Bardhan told reporters, " the
government plans to bring the bill in this session, the Prime Minister told us."
Singh said that he was keen and would be discussing the matter in the cabinet to
finalise the modalities, Bardhan added.
The Women's Reservation Bill, which aims to set aside one-third of seats in
Parliament and state assemblies for women, has been hanging fire for a long time
due to opposition from certain parties who want special quota-in-quota for women
from backward and minority communities. (PTI)