TMC floor leader in the Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien said on Monday that he has given notice to move a mo🥂tion for the introduction of the Women's Reservation Bill in the upper house.
Maintaining that among all major political parties the Trianmool Congress (TMC) has the maximum percentage of wom🧜en MPs, he said the notice has been given for motion under Rule 168 to introduce the bill.
"Open dare to 56 inch @PMOindia government. Introduce the long pending Women Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha this week before April 8. And acceptও and put to vote @AITCofficial motion under Rule 168," the TMC leader tweeted.
ꦕThe bill seeks to reserve one-third seats 🧜in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.
Rule 168𓆉 allows members to raise issues of pu🐠blic interest.
Sharing percentage-wise details of women MPs of all major parties, he said the TMC has maximum 37 per cent🍸 of women MPs, while the BJP has only 13♍ per cent.
The Women's Reservat🎶ion Bill was first introdu🐬ced in 1996 by the United Front government led by Deve Gowda in the Lok Sabha.
Therafter the bill was i🥂ntroduced three tim🌠es in 1988, 1999, and 2008.
In 2008, it was introduced in the Rajya Sabha and after scrutiny by the standing committee, i💟t was passed by the Upper House in 2010 and sent to the Lok Sabha.
However, the Bill lapsed with the end of t🦩he 15th Lok Sabha in 2014. ൲PTI JTR
