The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government will push the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after voting was deferred on it on Monday following unruly scenes in the Upper House by MPs belonging to the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
The Samajwadi Party and the RJD have also threatened to withdraw support to the UPA Government if their demand for including a quota for Dalit, OBC and Muslim women within the 33 per cent quota proposed by the Bill is not accepted by the Government.
But now dissent from within the UPA has also started to raise its head and many Congress leaders feel the structure and timing of the Bill should be changed.
The UPA finds itself divided as allies and some senior congress leaders are insisting on a need for consensus while the Bharatiya Janata Dal (BJP) and Left are demanding a discussion before vote.
Source : http://ibnlive.in.com/news/upa-divided-allies-want-changes-in-womens-bill/111255-37.html?from=tn
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