Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured lawmakers that amendments to expedite 33% women's reservation by 2029 will not discriminate against or do injustice to anyone. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, the PM sought to allay concerns of the opposition parties that the bills will result in the Southern states losing their relative political power in Parliament.
He also cautioned that parties who opposed women's reservation in the past have had to pay a heavy price and for a long time. The PM assured that the proportional representation of states in Parliament will remain the same and the increase in the number of seats will not change the relative strengths.
Modi dismissed the concerns of the opposition and urged them to set aside political differences to pass the constitution amendment bill that requires a two-third majority for passage.
The PM reiterated that the government's intent to fast track the roll out of 33% quotas for women in Parliament and assemblies was to make amends for denying women their rightful space in decision making.
