New Delhi, Apr 17: Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Friday hit out at the opposition saying the proposed amendment to the women quota law is not a decision taken in haste but based on sound homework.
Intervening in the discussion in Lok Sabha on the amendment to the women quota law of 2023, he said the opposition’s claim that the amendment bill is a decision taken in haste is baseless.
He said the government took three years to bring an amendment after a thorough ground work.
Singh, who is the Panchayati Raj Minister, is a MP from JDU — a key ally in the ruling NDA.
“The first historic step towards ensuring equal participation of women in lawmaking was taken in 2023 when the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was passed in September and the second step is being taken now.
“This is not a decision taken in haste but based on sound and thorough groundwork done over a period of three years,” he said.
Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cautioned the opposition that if they do not support the bill, they have to pay a price for a very long time
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill to tweak the women’s quota law was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday after a division of votes.
Two ordinary bills — the Delimitation Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill to implement the proposed amended women’s quota law in Union territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir — were also introduced in the House. (PTI)
