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[pun_princess]

On the "International Women's Day" I have just one wish, the women's reservation bill should NOT be passed and abandoned forever.

If my words are less on the genteel protest, read more from Lopa Mudra -> Here

Update: INC puts Bill on hold. Yay, yay!

Comments

[anonymous]

>>Out of 545 members in Loksabha now we have only 59 women members(less than 11 percent). Naturally it should be around 50 percent

Can I ask why should it "Naturally" be 50%? I guess your rationale is because women constitute 50% of the population so does this not mean that we should have proportionate representation?and if so then why differentiate on the basis of sex and not on the basis of caste or color?why is differentiation on one parameter correct and the other wrong...and why is reservation considered as a solution? if the whole idea is too give women more political power why not give each woman's votes double the value than a man's vote carries if that's done do you realize how much more each parliamentarian irrespective of the fact whether male or female will have to work for the betterment of the women just to win and retain his seat? problem is reservation is too easy a solution and whether we like it or not even after this bill is passed the spirit behind the bill (if at all there is one) will be abandoned and it will become yet another tool to be manipulated to get to power....

[pun_princess]

problem is reservation is too easy a solution
>> Absolutely. As if nobody has time to think of a better solution.

women constitute 50% of the population so does this not mean that we should have proportionate representation
>> Proportional representation is a valid demand. The society will function better if it has representatives from all groups, not only based on caste, region or religion or sex but also AGE. However, reservation is certainly not acceptable.