Focus on women’s bill as new Indian parliament opens

The Indian government has passed a new law that guarantees that one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament and state assemblies will be reserved for women.

The bill has been causing disagreements for many years since it was first suggested in 1996. Some political parties have been against it, which has caused delays in its progress.

It will happen again before the general elections in May 2024.

On Tuesday, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal introduced it during the first meeting of MPs in the country’s new parliament building.

The bill is not yet a law because it needs to be approved by both houses of parliament and signed by the Indian president.

During his first speech at the new parliament building, Mr. Modi praised the suggested laws and mentioned that it was an important moment for the nation.

The world knows that it’s not sufficient to only talk about women leading development. He said that it is a good step and asked lawmakers to support the bill.

The Prime Minister also criticized the opposition and said that the previous governments led by the Congress party did not pass the bill when they were in charge.

There have been talks for a long time about reserving spots for women. “We can proudly say that we have made history,” he said.

Mr Modi opened a new parliament building in May, but no work has happened there yet.

He organized a special five-day meeting that started on Monday, but the first day’s gathering took place in the old parliament building.

On Tuesday morning, the members of both houses of lawmakers gathered together for a photo session at the old building. After that, they had an event to remember and honor the history of the parliament in the Central Hall of the British-era building.

After that, they relocated to the new parliament building, which was officially named the Parliament House of India by the lower house of parliament.
The meeting is happening even though opposition leaders are upset. They believe that the government has not told people about everything that might be discussed this week.

The government says there are eight bills to talk about in the session. However, this could change or more bills could be added later in the week.

The government is building a new parliament building in Delhi as part of their plan to replace old government buildings from the colonial era.

The new building is located in front of the old parliament. It has four floors and it cost around 9. 7 billion rupees ($117 million, £94 million) to build. The new building is larger and can accommodate 1,272 MPs.

The Lok Sabha chamber, where the lower house of the parliament will sit, is built to look similar to a peacock, which is India’s national bird. The Rajya Sabha chamber, where the upper house will sit, looks like a lotus flower. The lotus is India’s national flower and also the symbol of Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, which won the election.

The current building where the members of parliament meet will be changed into a place where people can go to learn and see things of historical and cultural value.