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date_range 20 Sept 2023 9:05 PM IST Updated On
date_range 20 Sept 2023 9:05 PM ISTWomen's Reservation Bill passed by LS with 454 votes to 2
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New Delhi: After a day-long debate, the historic Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, or Women's Reservation Bill, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with 454 votes, with only two MPs voting against it.
After voting, the 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill was approved.
Several members namely Asaduddin Owaisi, Hibi Eden, N.K. Premachandran, Sougata Ray, A.M. Ariff and E.T Mohammed Bashir had moved amendments but did not pursue them.
Earlier, several members beginning with Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani, Mahua Moitra and many others participated in the discussion on the bill.
With inputs from IANS
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