Parliament to reconvene on April 16 for ‘important bills’: Union minister Kiren Rijiju
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The Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said that the Budget Session of Parliament will be reconvened on April 16 for three days to introduce “important bills”, ANI reported.
Reports indicated that the extension to the ongoing session, which was to end on Thursday, has been allotted to take up amendments to the 2023 Women’s Reservation Act.
While the Union government did not explain why the session was being extended, Rijiju earlier told Rajya Sabha that “we have a…duty, a commitment, which the House has given, Parliament of India has given to the women of this nation”, The Indian Express reported.
The decision has been criticised by Opposition parties who claimed that the intention of the Union government to introduce amendments to the law during the Assembly elections was to gain electoral benefits.
While the polling in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry would have concluded on April 9, the election campaign in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal would be underway on April 16.
Tamil Nadu will hold the polls in a single phase on April 23. The voting in West Bengal will take place in two phases on April 23 and April 29. The counting of votes in all states will take place on May 4.
The 2023 Act reserves 33% of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies for women....