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Promises of gender equality or women empowerment have been one of the most heated premises of the ongoing parliamentary elections. Different political parties have promised various schemes for the same. The most familiar of the myriad promises being made is passing the Women’s Reservation Bill (2008) in the Lok Sabha which will ensure 33% reservation for women in parliament as well as in the state legislative assemblies. The Congress manifesto claims that they will ensure this reservation if they come to power in 2019. The Bharatiya Janata Party also claims the same in their manifesto.
However, this is not the first time political parties have claimed to strive for passing this bill. The Congress stated this resolution in the UPA II manifesto as well, though it failed to keep its promise. The BJP too promised this in their 2014 manifesto, which remained as a promise and never saw the day of light. The issue again cropped up in the run up to this year’s election.
It is baffling to know that the Women’s Reservation Bill (WRB) is the longest pending legislations in Parliament. There has never been a bill in the history of Indian parliament that has been put forth so many times. There are also instances when a sitting MP once had snatched and torn the paper. It has been ten years since the Bill was drafted and yet, over the years an overwhelmingly male parliament has failed to enact the legislation that aims to boost the number of women in the Lower House.