PM Narendra Modi made a high-stakes appeal from the Red Fort on Independence Day, urging all political parties to swiftly pass the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
The bill proposes 272 reserved seats for women by expanding the Lok Sabha to 815 seats, based on delimitation using the 2011 census data.
In the April Parliament session, the bill fell short of the...
