The women’s reservation Bill passed by the Parliament last week, became law after it received assent from President Droupadi Murmu. The ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhniyam’, which provides 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies, was unanimously passed by the Rajya Sabha, becoming the first bill to be passed in the new Parliament building.
On September 20, the Bill was passed following division with 454 members voting in favour of the legislation and two against it on the motion seeking its passage. On September 21, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was ‘unanimously’ passed in Rajya Sabha.
