Delhi Assembly passes resolutionon reservation for women
The Delhi Assembly passed a resolution criticizing the Opposition for blocking the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which aims to implement 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. The resolution supports the BJP-led central government's efforts toward women's empowerment through constitutional measures. It follows the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, in April, which sought to enable the reservation by readjusting Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census. The move highlights ongoing political tensions over the implementation of gender-based reservation in legislative bodies.
- ▪The Delhi Assembly passed a resolution opposing the overturning of women's reservation measures by the Opposition.
- ▪The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, was defeated on April 17 by a united Opposition.
- ▪The bill aimed to redistribute Lok Sabha seats based on the 2011 Census to facilitate 33% women's reservation.
- ▪The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, is the law enabling women's reservation in legislatures.
- ▪The resolution endorses the BJP-led central government's initiatives for women's political empowerment.
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The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the Opposition’s attempts to overturn the measures undertaken by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government for the empowerment of women through reservation.On April 17, a united Opposition defeated the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which sought to redistribute Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 2011 Census to expedite the implementation of 33% reservation for women in Parliament and Assemblies through the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023.
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