🎃The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Tuesday demanded passage of the women's reservation bill in the Winter Session of Parliament.
🌼BJD Rajya Sabha member Sasmit Patra raised the issue at an all-party meeting convened by the government a day before the session begins, saying empowerment of women is necessary for the overall development of the country.
ಞ"On behalf of my party, the BJD, I demanded that the women's reservation bill be passed in the winter session," Patra told reporters after the meeting.
✃BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the party are committed to the cause of women empowerment, the MP said.
🉐The bill which seeks to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women could not be passed by the 15th Lok Sabha.
💧While the bill was pending in the Lower House of Parliament, the term of the 15th Lok Sabha ended and the constitution amendment bill lapsed.
