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Women’s bill: Govt ready for a climbdown?

Rahul Shrivastava, Tuesday June 9, 2009, New Delhi

The Women's Reservation Bill is off to a rocky start yet again. Senior Congress sources have told NDTV that as a possible compromise formula, the quota for women could be cut from 33 per cent to just 20 per cent to increase support for the bill.

Now Lalu opposes women’s bill

Press Trust of India, Tuesday June 9, 2009, New Delhi

RJD chief Lalu Prasad has joined SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in opposing Women's Reservation Bill in its present form, alleging that it was a "big conspiracy" to prevent the backward sections from coming up and to "finish" the regional parties.

Mulayam opposes women's bill

Press Trust of India, Monday June 8, 2009, New Delhi

Samajwadi Party on Monday opposed the proposed Women's Reservation Bill, terming it as a "conspiracy" against the leaders who have reached the Lok Sabha through "hard struggles" and warned of people's movement if the UPA pushes the legislation.

Women’s bill unlikely in Budget session

Press Trust of India, Sunday June 7, 2009, New Delhi

The much-delayed Women's Reservation Bill may not come up in the Budget session of Parliament as it has to be scrutinised by a new Parliamentary panel. A Union minister, who declined to be identified, said work needed to be done on the Bill, which was before the Standing Committee on Law and Justice.

Sharad Yadav's threat

NDTV Correspondent, Friday June 5, 2009, New Delhi

A day after President Pratibha Patil revealed the UPA government's plan to pass the women's reservation bill within 100 days, strong objection comes from Sharad Yadav, a long standing critic of the bill.

Women's quota in 100 days

Sandeep Phukan , Thursday June 4, 2009, New Delhi

There has been a new start to the 15th Lok Sabha with an old promise. Apart from putting the Women's Reservation Bill on its 100 days agenda, the UPA also promised 50 per cent reservation for women at the Panchayat-level elections.

Women's Reservation Bill on the anvil

Press Trust of India, Thursday June 4, 2009, New Delhi

Women power is set to be unleashed with government promising early passage of the Women's Reservation Bill and several other measures as part of its ambitious 25-point agenda for the first 100 days in office unveiled on Thursday.

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