While BRS party working president and minister K.T.Rama Rao and MLC K.Kavitha supported the women’s reservation Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Chevella MP G.Ranjith Reddy on Tuesday opposed the Bill.
Taking part in a debate on a vernacular television channel on the Bill, Ranjith Reddy, strongly castigated the Modi-led Centre saying the plan behind introducing the Bill afresh appears to be to spend another decade without actually implementing its provisions.
“Where was the need to link the Bill to the census (of the population) and delimitation (of constituencies)? How long will this take? The next census is in 2031, so will the whole thing go on till 2039?” Ranjith Reddy asked.
Ranjith Reddy, during the debate, said that the Bill says that the Census will be conducted after the Bill becomes an Act.
Why was this Bill not introduced in 2014? Why in this special session? Are they doing any favour? Fifty per cent should be given and we are asking for 33 per cent,” Reddy said.
Showcasing that Ranjith Reddy was airing a viewpoint bitterly different from the party, was minister K.T.Rama Rao, who in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said, “There are certain occasions when we have rise above politics, stand together on issues that matter in the larger interest of the Country.Today I am proud as an Indian citizen that our Parliament has taken into consideration the passage of #WomenReservationBill (sic).”
Mr.Rama Rao further said, “My wholehearted compliments to all involved; the Union Govt & all political parties that are in support of this proposed landmark Legislation.Delighted and proud that our @BRSparty leadership as directed by Hon’ble CM KCR Garu also has made many efforts to make it thus far (sic).”
MLC Kavitha too has strongly supported the women’s bill.Interestingly former MP and current vice-chairman of the Telangana State Planning Board Vinod Kumar said that the exercise will not see anything concrete happening till well after 2031.
Kumar, in a statement, said, there is no hope that reservations will come in the next ten years.“While we welcome the introduction of the Bill, there is no need for any rush to feel that Modi will make this happen anytime soon,” he said.
