What's next on the cards? It's a new beginning with the assurance of keeping an old promise. After ensuring the first woman President and the first woman Lok Sabha Speaker, the UPA is determined to enact the Women's Reservation Bill.
The Bill has been a political sore point for over a decade now, often sparking heated debates in Parliament and beyond. While the proponents of the Bill have been trying to use it as a political stunt to woo women voters, its opponents have kept up their efforts to stunt its progress by describing it as elitist.
But the key question is: Will it find political support this time around? Can the government accomplish within a 100 days what's been stuck for the last 14 years? Does UPA have the numbers to pass the Women's Reservation Bill?
Let's trace the course the Bill has covered till date. |
