From The Hindu BusinessLine
Owned by The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)Govt plans special session of Parliament to pass women's quota amendment bill, confident of 15-18 vote margin
What's behind this
The Modi government is preparing to convene a special session of Parliament to pass a constitutional amendment that would implement a women’s reservation. The bill proposes to raise the Lok Sabha’s strength from the current 543 seats to as many as 850 through delimitation and to reserve 33 percent of seats for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Sources said the government is confident it can secure the amendment with a margin of 15 to 18 votes. The move is aimed at advancing the Women’s Reservation Bill.
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RSS excerpt
The move comes after a similar Constitution amendment bill failed to secure the required numbers in the Lok Sabha during a special sitting of the Budget Session on April 17
