hyderabad
The recent passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament is expected to bring better days for the country’s female population, said Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K.Kavitha. She added that the new legislation would open the doors for increased women representation in legislative bodies.
Delivering the keynote address at a conference on ‘Women’s Reservation - Women’s Participation in the Democratic Process’ organised by Bridge India, a public policy organisation based in London, at the Central Hall, Westminster in UK on Friday night, she said there are 78 women MPs in Indian Parliament at present and when implemented as an Act, the legislation would take the number to 181.
