New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it was ready to extend the ongoing Parliament Session, if necessary, to pass the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill.
Without naming the Samajwadi Party, which has expelled her, the cine star-turned-politician said, “Some parties don’t want this bill to be passed. But the government can make efforts.”
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Basudeb Acharia on his part said the bill has been pending for so many years.
“Why can’t you (government) bring it?” he asked.
In his response, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said, “I entirely agree with the members. I am ready to extend the session to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed, if the house agrees.”
The bill, introduced by the United Progressive Alliance-I government in May 2008 and passed by the Rajya Sabha in March 2010, seeks to reserve one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies.
