AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday welcomed the women’s reservation Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha.
In a social media post, Mr. Palaniswami recalled that in 2016, former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa hiked the quantum of reservation for women in local bodies from 33% to 50%, and in 1991, when Jayalalithaa became Chief Minister for the first time, the Tamil Nadu Assembly had 31 women legislators. He claimed that his party set an example to the rest of the country when it came to women’s reservation in elected bodies. His support for the Bill assumed relevance in the light of his party declaring the termination of ties with the BJP a few days ago.
Expressing happiness over the development regarding the Bill, the AIADMK’s former coordinator, O. Panneerselvam, said the AIADMK had been favouring the legislation right from the beginning, and had supported it even when the Congress was in power at the Centre.
