File photograph of HD Deve Gowda.
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Pointing out that the federal government led by Modi enjoys a majority in Parliament and could also be profitable in passing it, the JD(S) patriarch in his letter to the Prime Minister stated, to accord one third reservation to ladies in legislative assemblies and parliament is an concept whose time has come
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take into account passing the Women’s Reservation Bill, earlier than the 2024 common (Lok Sabha) elections.
Pointing out that the federal government led by Modi enjoys a majority in Parliament and could also be profitable in passing it, the JD(S) patriarch in his letter to the Prime Minister stated, to accord one third reservation to ladies in legislative assemblies and parliament is an concept whose time has come.
“When the Election Commission announced polls in Karnataka recently, and released the number of eligible women voters in the State, it was not a surprise that they were nearly fifty per cent of the total electorate. The statistics are not different in other states of India. This made me revisit the idea of reservations for women in legislative assemblies and parliament,” Gowda stated.
In a letter dated April 10 which was launched on Saturday, he highlighted that as Prime Minister he had introduced the Women’s Reservation Bill to Parliament in 1996, however was unsuccessful in seeing it by. The makes an attempt that had been made later in 2008 by the UPA authorities below Prime Minister Manmohan Singh didn’t attain a logical conclusion both.
Both instances when an try was made to cross the Bill, governments didn’t have a majority and had been depending on their coalition companions, Gowda stated. “In your (Modi) case, you are lucky to have a majority in parliament and may be successful in passing it,” he stated.
“Therefore, I urge you to consider passing the Women’s Reservation Bill before the 2024 general elections. Suitable modifications can be made to the drafts of the Bill presented in 1996 and 2008. To adhere to the principles of social justice will be key to the success of this great move for gender justice,” he stated.
To accord one third reservation to ladies in legislative assemblies and parliament is an concept whose time has come, he additional stated including that, “It will be a symbolic gesture to bring in this Bill, and pass it, as we transition into a new and very modern Parliament building. Our mothers and sisters deserve better from us.” The former Prime Minister additionally asserted that contemplating the Women’s Reservation Bill when India holds the G20 management will ship a optimistic sign to the world. “It will tell the world that we are serious about our democracy and wish to deepen it.”
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