[ZESTCaste] Women's Reservation Bill: PM allays fears, says bill will not hurt interests of Muslims & dalits

[Siddhartha Kumar]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Womens-Reservation-Bill-PM-allays-fears-says-bill-will-not-hurt-interests-of-Muslims-dalits/articleshow/5666538.cms

Women's Reservation Bill: PM allays fears, says bill will not hurt
interests of Muslims & dalits

10 Mar 2010, 1151 hrs IST, TNN

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday sought to allay the
apprehension that women’s quota would undermine the interests of
Muslims and dalits.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha before the momentous Constitution amendment
bill was put to vote, Singh dismissed suggestions that the legislation
was directed against these social groups.

Terming the bill a “giant step”, the PM acknowledged the backing of
the BJP and Left by pointing out that support for it was “near
unanimous”. He said this was “living proof that the heart of Indian
democracy is sound and in the right place.”

Regretting the disrespect shown to Vice-President Hamid Ansari on
Monday, the PM turned towards the chair and said, “On behalf of the
government, I owe you a profound apology.”

He said to uphold the dignity of parliamentary democracy, it was
necessary to ensure that such unseemly incidents did not occur in the
House. He called for efforts to see that Parliament ran smoothly
without hindrance or chaos.


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