Sonia Gandhi likely to be lead speaker of Congress on Women's Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha today

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Also read: On Women's Reservation Bill, Sonia Gandhi says,'it's ours, apna hai' Congress has accused the Centre of taking credit for the women's reservation Bill which they said was introduced by their government. Notably, in 2008, the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government tabled the Bill in the Rajya Sabha, and it was passed in 2010. However, the Bill was never taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha.

Read Parliament Session LIVE updates here On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the union Cabine approved the Women Reservation Bill. Now on Wednesday, during the five-day special session of Parliament, the crucila bill will be taken up for discussion when the House will meet at 11 am. The Women's Reservation Bill seeks to provide a 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

According to the Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal, after the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Parliament, the number of seats for women in Lok Sabha will increase to 181. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeks to introduce three new articles and one new clause in the Constitution. Also read: Cabinet clears historic women’s reservation bill Under a new clause in 239AA, seats shall be reserved for women in the Delhi Legislative Assembly, 1/3rd of the seats reserved for SCs shall be reserved for women, 1/3rd of the total number of seats to be filled by direct elections shall be reserved for women through law determined by parliament.