India Today | Latest Stories•Apr 16
Special Parliament Session Live: Delimitation not a disadvantage for south, Tejasvi Surya rejects bias charge
Special Parliament Session Live Updates The three-day sitting from April 1618 is underway with the government tabling the Womens Reservation Bill alongside the Constitution 131st Amendment Bill the Union Territories Laws Amendment Bill and the Delimitation Bill in the Lok Sabha where Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal opened the debate With the NDA holding 292 seats against the Oppositions 233 the two-thirds majority requirement has put the numbers battle at the centre of the proceedings Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched the move as a historic step for womens empowerment even as Opposition parties while backing the quota have united against the delimitation provisions calling them politically motivated The row has also spilled onto the streets with protests led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin even as the INDIA bloc continues to protest inside the Parliament Stay tuned to indiatodayin for all the latest updates.
