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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rushing implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, alleging political motives. He demanded an all-party meeting on delimitation, warning lack of consultation undermines democratic consensus ahead of the special Parliament session

At a meeting in Khammam, BC Welfare Association leader Gundala Krishna demanded statutory recognition for OBCs within the Women's Reservation Bill, stressing the need for a sub-quota for OBC women. He criticised the government for pushing the bill without conducting a caste-based census.

Akhilesh Yadav has questioned the basis of women’s reservation, insisting a fresh census is essential before implementation. He criticised reliance on 2011 data and accused the BJP of misleading women as the Centre prepares for a 2029 rollout.

Speaking at the International Women’s Day celebrations, she highlighted the political setbacks faced by women due to the non-implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, which has been tied to the census by the Central government

Stressing the importance of conducting the population census without further delay, BRS leader and former MP B Vinod Kumar on Tuesday feared that the postponement of the periodic count of population would have adverse impact on many counts

Before fighting for the Women's Reservation Bill, the Congress needs to address the injustice being meted out to women within the party, they said.

Taking part in the Bharatiya OBC Samaikhya meeting here on Sunday, State Backward Class Commission chairman Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohan Rao said a nationwide movement would be launched to garner support for these demands.

K Kavitha said with the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, women of the country would witness better days in the future

Political parties in the South must raise their voice against the present method of delimitation

Though the party received about 6,003 applications for party tickets to contest from the 119 assembly constituencies, a majority of them turned out to be non-serious candidates

The 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhniyam', which provides 33 pc reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha, becoming the first bill to be passed in the new Parliament building

The bill, which earmarks 33 per cent seats in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women, won't be implemented till 2034 and the Bharatiya Janata Party was just trying to mislead people, Mallikarjun Kharge added

Efforts should be directed toward improving women’s access to education and economic opportunities

TBGKS leaders expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao for allocating 32 percent of SCCL profits to its workforce

The Women's reservation bill is no gift from anyone to the women of India but is the hard-earned victory of their right to adequate political representation secured from a male-dominated political system, said Chidambaram

Adah Sharma went to the Ganpati pandal where she shared her views on the women's reservation bill, saying, Any bill that is in support of anybody is a good thing and we always stood for women's empowerment and that's how we should encourage women.

The demand for implementing women's reservation bill in 2024 Lok Sabha polls by the Congress and some other parties is "politically motivated", said Anurag Thakur.

Speaking at a media conference at Devarakonda in the district, he said the introduction of the bill was aimed at getting political mileage

Addressing a Rozgar Mela after distribution of appointment letters to over 51,000 new employees in different government departments through a virtual event, Modi also emphasised on growing use of technology in governance.

Why has Prime Minister Narendra Modi played the cruel joke on the women of this country as he has asked us to wait yet again, to claim our political right of representation?, AICC spokesperson Mahima Singh said while addressing a press conference