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India's Modi pushes for more women in bigger parliament in democratic overhaul
The plan would raise the lower house to about 850 seats and reserve 33% for women, but needs broad support to pass.
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India's Prime Minister wanted to enlarge the parliament to make room for more women. For this, the government planned to rearrange the constituencies. However, the opposition weathered unfair motives and rejected the initiative.
There must be more women in the Indian parliament – virtually all parties agree on that. Yet a law to promote this is meeting with fierce...
India's Modi pushes for more women in bigger parliament in democratic overhaul
India's government launched a bid to overhaul its democratic system on Thursday, with bills to increase the size of parliament and bring forward plans to reserve a third of seats for women - though the opposition dismissed it as an attempt to manipulate elections.
India's Modi pushes plan to expand parliament and reserve seats for women, opposition protests
NEW DELHI, April 16 — India’s government was seeking to expand the size of parliament by two-fifths to increase representation of women lawmakers, but opposition parties have cried foul, saying it would benefit the ruling party.“We’re set to take historic steps to empower women,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ahead of the special sitting of parliament on Thursday, to debate constitutional amendments to both expand seats for women and the ov…
Modi unveils sweeping parliament reform, pushes women’s quota plan
India’s government has introduced sweeping proposals to expand parliament and increase women’s representation in a major overhaul of the country’s democratic structure, sparking sharp political debate. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms aim to give greater strength and inclusivity to India’s legislature. He told parliament that increasing women’s participation would bring “new strength and fresh thinking” to governance. The proposed c…
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