Cabinet likely to clear Women`s Reservation Bill Thursday

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet is likely to
take up tomorrow the much-awaited Women`s Reservation Bill,
which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Lok
Sabha and state assemblies.

Sources said the Cabinet is expected to clear the bill
during the meeting.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice,
and Personnel in its report in December last had recommended
passage of the Bill in its present form and suggested that the
issue should not be left to the discretion of political
parties.

The Bill has been hanging fire for the last over a decade
for want of political consensus with certain parties like
Samajwadi Party and RJD seeking a reservation within quota for
women from backward classes.

PTI