The first National Women Legislators’ Conference which concluded here on Friday demanded immediate steps to ensure the passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill which envisages 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State legislatures.
The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration, adopted at the valedictory session, lamented the trajectory of the Bill, which has been pending for 26 years, as a sullied blot on the democratic values and legislative traditions of the country.
