Special Parliament Session Highlights: PM Modi thanks MPs across party lines, calls it 'a historic legislation'

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Special Parliament Session LIVE: A historic step towards true empowerment of women, says Tejaswi Surya

Special Parliament Session LIVE: Government brought this bill looking at 2024 election, strength of the INDIA bloc, says Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav

"I want to congratulate everyone. A historic bill has passed. But there has been a delay by the government in bringing this bill. There are only six months in the (Lok Sabha) elections. The government brought this bill looking at these 6 months and the strength of the INDIA bloc. This is absolutely political."

Special Parliament Session LIVE: PM Modi thanks MPs across party lines, calls it 'a historic legislation'

"Delighted at the passage of The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha with such phenomenal support. I thank MPs across Party lines who voted in support of this Bill," PM Modi posted on X. 

"The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a historic legislation which will further boost women empowerment and will enable even greater participation of women in our political process."

Special Parliament Session LIVE: Smriti Irani expresses her happiness over Women's Reservation Bill

"What a better way to begin Parliamentary innings for any parliamentarian than with the passage of a bill that crores of women were waiting for," says Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.

Special Parliament Session LIVE: Passage of women's reservation bill will mark start of new era, says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

Special Parliament Session LIVE Updates: "It is the government who runs the country, not secretaries," says Amit Shah

"It is the government who runs the country, not secretaries," Amit Shah counters Rahul Gandhi's claim on OBC bureaucrats. Rahul had said that only three out of 90 secretaries are from OBCs, and handle only five percent of centre's budget.

Special Parliament Session LIVE Updates: On the second day of the discussion at the special session, the Lok Sabha scripted history by finally clearing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Bill) on Wednesday.

"After elections, soon the Census and delimitation exercise will take place. After this, there will be one-third women in this House," Home Minister Amit Shah informed the house. Details.

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Special Parliament Session LIVE Updates: Lok Sabha MPs are now voting on clauses of the bill on demand of an Opposition MP

Special Parliament Session LIVE Updates: Women’s Reservation Bill passes in Lok Sabha

454 members voted 'YES' whereas only 2 members voted 'No'.

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Special Parliament Session LIVE Updates: Voting underway for Women’s Reservation Bill

Special Parliament Session LIVE: Amit Shah hits out at opposition parties, says women reservation not a political issue for BJP

"For some parties, women empowerment can be a political agenda and a political tool to win elections, but for BJP & Narendra Modi it is not a political issue..." says Amit Shah in Lok Sabha