Reservations Over the Women's Bill
The Indian Parliament has been wracked by controversy over the passage of a bill promising to guarantee 33 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha, or lower house, for women. The bill has been introduced three times since 1996 and has been scuppered each time.
The measure, officially known as the Women's Reservation Bill, has passed the upper house and now…
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