The bill may not come into effect till 2029…
On Wednesday, the Women's Reservation Bill was finally passed by the Lok Sabha with an overwhelming majority, after a day of heated debates that saw leaders from the BJP and Opposition parties face off.
The opposition demanded the inclusion of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and SC/ST communities under the Bill, which aims to reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.
Another point was the timeline for the implementation of the Bill, with the Opposition parties batting for the legislation to come into force before the 2024 elections.
BJP President JP Nadda and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will speak on the women's quota bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Fourteen women MPs and ministers are expected to debate the bill on behalf of the ruling party BJP.
Among these, are three women MPs from the OBC community and two each from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.
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