The Women’s Reservation Bill continues to languish in Parliament. (Photo: IANS/Qamar Sibtain)Deepika BhanNew Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Women’s Reservation Bill continues to languish in Parliament. The struggle for it began soon after the Deve Gowda-led United Front government introduced the Bill in the Lok Sabha in September 1996. The Bill, however, was never brought up for debate in the Lok Sabha and died with the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. He said, “Like Socrates drank poison to establish the truth, so will I to show the truth about the women’s reservation bill.” He demanded a quota-within-quota to accommodate the OBCs.
