Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): In the Budget Session 2021 of Parliament, Biju Jananta Dal (BJD) has demanded to pass the bill on Women’s Reservation.
This was demanded by Pinaki Misra, BJD Parliamentary Party leader in Lok Sabha in the All Party meeting held at New Delhi on Saturday for the Budget Session of Parliament.
According to Senior Lok Sabha MP Pinaki Misra statement, Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik has specifically requested the Union Government to have the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in this Budget session.
“Biju Janata Dal gave 7 out of 21 MP tickets to women in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, being the only political party to have done so. Five of the BJD women MPs won and so did 2 BJP MPs. Therefore, Naveen Patnaik is happy that Odisha is the only state in the country to have 1/3rd women MPs in Lok Sabha,” said Misra.
“Rajya Sabha has already passed it almost 10 years back. Therefore, Naveen Patnaik ji feels that the time has come when the Lok Sabha must pass it,” Misra added.
