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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha: India set to approve historic women's quota bill

2023-09-21 06:06
The proposed law guarantees a third of seats for women in India's parliament and state assemblies.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha: India set to approve historic women's quota bill

The lower house of the Indian parliament has passed a bill guaranteeing a third of seats for women in the parliament and state assemblies.

First proposed in 1996, the bill had been pending for decades amid opposition from some political parties.

On Wednesday, the Lok Sabha passed it with...