TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee Advocates for 50% Women's Reservation in Indian Parliament
Amid the din, a dare to reserve PM's post for women: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee calls for 50% of current 543 seats
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During a special session in the Lok Sabha, Kalyan Banerjee, a member of the Trinamool Congress from West Bengal, proposed immediate 50% reservation for women in the current 543 parliamentary seats without delimitation. He also suggested that the Prime Minister's post should be reserved for women, emphasizing the government's lack of intention to implement women's reservation effectively.
- 01Kalyan Banerjee calls for 50% women's reservation in existing parliamentary seats.
- 02He argues that the Prime Minister's post should also be reserved for women.
- 03Banerjee criticizes the BJP's proposal for delimitation as a political gimmick.
- 04He highlights the low percentage of women MPs in the BJP compared to TMC.
- 05The government's constitutional amendment bill for women's reservation fell short of the required majority.
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In a recent Lok Sabha session, Kalyan Banerjee (Trinamool Congress MP from West Bengal) challenged the BJP-led government to implement 50% reservation for women in the current 543 parliamentary seats without requiring delimitation. He argued that the law for women's quota was already passed in 2023, making further delays unnecessary. Banerjee proposed that the Prime Minister's post should also be reserved for women, suggesting that the BJP lacks the intention to genuinely support women's reservation. He criticized the government's plan to tie women's reservation to a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 census, calling it a political gimmick. Banerjee pointed out that only 12.91% of the BJP's Lok Sabha MPs are women, compared to a higher ratio in the TMC. His remarks came amid a heated debate, with the government's constitutional amendment bill failing to secure the necessary two-thirds majority.
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If implemented, this proposal could significantly increase women's representation in Indian politics, influencing legislative decisions and policies affecting women.
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