Right Word | Congress, Women’s Reservation And A Troubled Democratic Record |
Right Word | Congress, Women’s Reservation And A Troubled Democratic Record
The way the Congress is celebrating the failure of this bill may be viewed in the historical context of its relationship with Constitutional as well as grassroots democracy
The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirty-First Amendment) Bill, intended to implement one-third women’s reservation in the Lok Sabha and the legislative assembly, could not be passed in the Lok Sabha as it fell short of the two-thirds majority of 352, out of the total 528 members present in the Lok Sabha.
Had the bill been passed, it would have marked a significant milestone in deepening democratic participation by enabling greater representation of women in India’s legislative institutions. But the bill couldn’t get through as Congress and its allies voted against it.
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The way the principal opposition party, Congress, is celebrating the failure of this bill may be viewed in the broader historical context of its relationship with Constitutional as well as grassroots democracy.
The onslaught on Indian democracy by the Congress started within months of the Constitution coming into force, as the government led by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru brought in the First Amendment that drastically curbed the freedom of speech while introducing sweeping........