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Title: Women's reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha, needs 2/3 majority
Post by: Menon on Apr 18, 2026, 02:45 AM

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/womens-reservation-bill-fails-floor-test-in-lok-sabha-as-nda-falls-short-of-two-thirds-majority/amp_articleshow/130335658.cms

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Title: Re: Women's reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha, needs 2/3 majority
Post by: Amitabh on Apr 18, 2026, 02:45 AM

Ayes: 278
Nos: 211

Title: Re: Women's reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha, needs 2/3 majority
Post by: Devendra on Apr 18, 2026, 02:45 AM

The government should move away from the reservation habit. Why should seats be reserved for women? Even SC/ST reservations are discriminatory towards general candidates in those constituencies.

Title: Re: Women's reservation bill fails floor test in Lok Sabha, needs 2/3 majority
Post by: Manisha on Apr 18, 2026, 02:45 AM

It's just a delimitation bill dressed up as a women's reservation bill. Stop this nonsense; everyone knows the reality.

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