"First Positive Step": KCR's Party Leader Welcomes Women's Quota Bill
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The Telangana leader also spotlighted the "cloak of secrecy" behind the bill since Monday night. The bill was cleared in the cabinet meet last night, said sources, but there was no official announcement by the government.
The "will they, won't they" suspense ended Tuesday with the government introducing a Bill to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament. BRS leader K Kavitha called it a "first positive step", adding that the ruling BJP at the Centre had promised it twice in its manifesto, in 2014 and again in 2019.
The Telangana leader also spotlighted the "cloak of secrecy" behind the Bill since Monday night. The Bill was cleared in the cabinet meet last night, said sources, but there was no official announcement by the government.
"I believe this is the first positive step. There are many technical issues which have to be cleared. This government had promised it twice in its manifesto. So after nine and a half years, they have come to this understanding and kept the Bill," K Kavitha told NDTV.
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