New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party, which opposes
the Women`s Reservation Bill in its present form, on Saturday said
it will register its "protest" on Monday when the bill is
scheduled to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha.
"We will register our protest using all parliamentary
practices," senior party leader Mohan Singh told agency.
Asked whether SP has issued any whip to its Rajya Sabha
members to vote against the bill, Singh said if a whip was
issued, the members will be informed on Monday morning itself.
"We have a very small presence in Rajya Sabha. If a whip
is issued, we will inform them before the House proceedings
commence," he said. The SP has 12 members in the Upper House.
SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had recently warned of
"uproar" (hurdang) in Parliament if the bill was tabled in its
present form.
The SP was the only political party which gave its
dissent note to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law
and Justice in writing on the Women`s Reservation Bill when it
(the bill) was referred to the panel.
The SP has suggested reservation within reservation for
OBC women, which should not be more than 20 per cent. PMK and
RJD also expressed reservation but had not submitted a dissent
note to the Committee.
PTI
