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27 Years, 8 Govts, 186 RS Votes: History, Politics And Status Of Women's Reservation Bill

Women's Reservation Bill, first tabled in Parliament in 1996, was passed in Rajya Sabha during the Manmohan Singh government in 2010, and has been awaiting Lok Sabha approval.

As the special session of Parliament kicked off on Monday, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury reiterated the party's demand for the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill by the House. The bill, which has been pending for nearly three decades now, found backing from parties from both the ruling and Opposition alliances at the all-party meeting held last week. While the women's reservation bill has not been listed in the agenda of the government for the five-day session, Union Minister
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