Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will most likely be the lead speaker of Congress for the debate on Women’s Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, said sources. It may be noted that the Lok Sabha will take up the Women’s Reservation Bill for a discussion on Wednesday when the House convenes again at 11 AM. The Women’s Reservation Bill that seeks to provide a 33 per cent quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies was introduced in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing special session of Parliament on Tuesday.
However, the Congress party is currently locked in a fierce war of words with the ruling BJP over credit for bringing the bill on women’s reservation in Lok Sabha and the state legislative assemblies. The Women’s Reservation Bill has sparked outrage in the Opposition ranks. The Congress has dubbed it as an “election jumla” and flagged the need to publish the 2021 census before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.