Women’s Reservation is a matter of recognition for BJP, says Amit Shah

Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday, while taking a swipe at the opposition, said that women’s reservation could be a political issue or a political tool for some, but for the BJP it is a matter of recognition.
Participating in the discussion on the much awaited women’s reservation bill or the 128th Constitutional Amendment, Shah said in Lok Sabha: “For some parties, women empowerment can be a political agenda and a political tool to win elections, but for BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi it is not a political issue.” He also questioned the opposition over the delay in passing of the bill. Notably, the bill has been in limbo since the then UPA regime had brought it in 2008 and was later passed by Rajya Sabha in 2010. However, as it could not be passed in Lok Sabha at that time, the bill had lapsed. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, though is different from the previous bill and entails reservation for women for 15 years and may become applicable only by 2029 after the delimitation exercise, sources had informed. “Women’s quota bill was brought to Parliament four times earlier but not passed, why is that?” Shah questioned.