By: Sikander Kushwaha
March 9, 2010 become a historic day for Indian women when Women reservation bill has crossed one hurdle, after it is passed in Rajya Sabha (upper house of Indian parliament) with 186 votes against one in house of 243 voting member remain either boycotted or not participated in voting.
After long journey of 14 year women reservation bill is tabled in Rajye Sabha under UPA led government and passed with the support of BJP, Left and others, while Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Shive Shena, Trimul congress party and others are opposed. At the same time seven members of Rajya Sabha belonging to SP, RJD, LJP and an unattached MP were suspended on Tuesday for remaining part of the Budget session for their unruly behaviour in the House on Monday over the Women's Reservation Bill.
33.3 percent seat of total seat will be reserved for the women in parliament as well as state assembly after enforcement of thisbill. Reserved seats will be determined by a separate law like the delimitation act. Still UPA have to walk rough path to pass this bill from LOK Shabha (Lower house of parliament).
Major protesting member of Parliament (Mulayam & Lalu) are opposing this bill because current bill have not provision of sub-Quota for Dalit, OBC, Muslim etc, mean while they are demanding to add these Sub-Quota. These people are fear that representation of upper cast increase and voice of marginalized will be suppressed. At the same time their seat may be in danger.
At first glance their argument sounds good but other side it creates suspicion on their spirit of giving reservation to women in parliament and state legislative assembly because their stars are in dark. Their cast politics is not working in their states. People want development in both the frontier social as well as economic. Representation of Women in decision making is the best parameter of social development.
As we know that recently Mulayamji daughter-in-law had loss the election againt Raj Baber, if this seat is reserved for women specially OBC, Dalit then must be this seat went in favor of his daughter in law (Dimple Yadav) due to lack of close competitor. In the same manner Laluji and others also want such kind privilege to become indirect decision maker via their wife or relative incase of announcement of women reserved constituency.
According to me no one (men) wants to give right to women. After all in paternalism society women are treated as slave (material) and no one want to lose free labour. In same manner all the opposing member do not want to give their rights. Why not these people this question to women? And support to the need of hour (womenreservation bill) which is the first stair to move forward.
I must thanks to UPA government who at least tries to bring this bill in upper house of parliament which is addressing the demand of the hour. Till now wait to raise their demand for sub-quata from their mouth. Let’s make them empower to raise their rights of sub quata. And I am hopping with the passage of time as all section of women will empower they will demand further for sub reservation.
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