'Sad day': Priyanka Chaturvedi breaks party line over women bill defeat in Lok Sabha
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sad-day-priyanka-chaturvedi-breaks-party-line-shiv-sena-ubt-over-women-bill-defeat-in-lok-sabha/articleshow/130336874.cms">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/130336874.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Priyanka Chaturvedi expressed disappointment as the Women's Reservation Bill failed to pass the Lok Sabha, calling it a setback for aspiring women legislators.
The proposed amendment, aiming for 2029 implementation, required a two-thirds majority but fell short.
This contrasts with her party chief's call for immediate implementation.
Women's quota bill fails in India
- Defeat for delimitation, not women’s reservation, says a triumphant opposition Times Of India —
- Women's quota, delimitation: Opposition kills bill in Lok Sabha, it's NDA govt's first legislative defeat Times Of India —
- India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row The Guardian —
- Bill to reserve seats for women lawmakers fails in India's lower house AP News —
- India fails to pass Parliament expansion Bill linked to quotas for women The Straits Times —