News Headlines
Amit Shah Fact-Checks Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's Claim That Congress' Women Reservation Bill Is Still Active
Nishtha Anushree
Sep 19, 2023, 02:24 PM | Updated 02:24 PM IST
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed parliament that Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women Reservation Bill) will be tabled by the government, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tried claiming the credit for it.
"Women reservation was brought by PM Rajiv Gandhi in local body elections. Since then, Congress has been trying to bring law to give one-third reservation to women in Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies," he said.
"It used to sometimes get passed in Lok Sabha, but failed in Rajya Sabha and vice-versa. The bill brought by the Manmohan government is still active," Chowdhury claimed.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah quickly fact-checked this claim stating that the Women Reservation Bill was never before passed by the Lok Sabha.
He highlighted that Chowdhury's other statement is also false because "If a bill is passed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha doesn't pass it, the bill gets lapsed itself after the Lok Sabha is dissolved."
Shah said that Chowdhury should correct the factually incorrect things he said, otherwise prove them correct. He sought clarification from the Congress leader.
Save & read from anywhere!
Bookmark stories for easy access on any device or the Swarajya app.
Nishtha Anushree is Senior Sub-editor at Swarajya. She tweets at @nishthaanushree.
Support Swarajya's 50 Ground Reports Project & Sponsor A Story
Every general election Swarajya does a 50 ground reports project.
Aimed only at serious readers and those who appreciate the nuances of political undercurrents, the project provides a sense of India's electoral landscape. As you know, these reports are produced after considerable investment of travel, time and effort on the ground.
This time too we've kicked off the project in style and have covered over 30 constituencies already. If you're someone who appreciates such work and have enjoyed our coverage please consider sponsoring a ground report for just Rs 2999 to Rs 19,999 - it goes a long way in helping us produce more quality reportage.
You can also back this project by becoming a subscriber for as little as Rs 999 - so do click on this links and choose a plan that suits you and back us.
Click below to contribute.