OPINION | WOMEN’S RESERVATION BILL : A GOOD BEGINNING, A NEW HOUSE

History was made today when India’s Parliament met in the new building with the introduction of the landmark Women’s Reservation Bill providing 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies. Today was Day 2 of the special session of Parliament. On Monday, Parliament met for the last time in the old building with Prime Minister Narendra Modi bidding adieu to the old and ushering in the new. Modi said, the old Parliament building will continue to be a source of inspiration for future generations, as it has witnessed 75 years of India’s march towards progress. Modi said, the echoes of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech made in the hallowed precincts on the midnight of August 14-15, 1947, will continue to inspire all countrymen. 

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