BJP's Core Committee met to discuss seat sharing deals with allies ahead of the UP Assembly polls. The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday which lasted for 14 hours and concluded at 1:35 am. According to sources, the seat-sharing agreement will be announced after the CEC meeting today.
The Women's Reservation Bill failed to pass the floor test in Parliament, falling short of the required two-thirds majority by 54 votes, with 298 votes in favour and 230 against. Following the defeat, women parliamentarians from the ruling coalition staged a protest in the Parliament complex, accusing the opposition alliance of obstructing women's empowerment.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Opposition is against women's reservation and not against its implementation.
A constitutional amendment bill concerning women's reservation has been defeated in the Lok Sabha after failing to secure the required two-thirds majority.
During a Lok Sabha debate on the Delimitation Bill, the Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi sparked an uproar by comparing the Prime Minister to a magician whose tactics have been exposed.
