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Stalling of Women's Bill unfortunate, says Naidu

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD May 6. The Telugu Desam Party president, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has termed as `highly unfortunate' the action of certain political parties in obstructing the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha today.

Recalling his party's support to the cause of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies, the TDP chief also expressed disapproval of the practice of postponing the passage of the bill under pressure from a section of the MPs.

Quite often, bills were passed in Parliament in spite of opposition by major political parties.

Mr. Naidu said the BJP, the Congress, the Left and the TDP were supporting the bill and it was not proper for the others to thwart its passage. The will of the majority MPs must prevail.

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr. Naidu said women deserved their due share in social, economic and political spheres of life as they constituted 50 per cent of the population and were intellectually on par with them.

By providing them at least 33 per cent reservation, the nation would be giving them an opportunity to compete on equal terms.

To a question, he said there was nothing wrong with the concept of reservations within reservations.

Mr. Naidu did not foresee a mediatory role for himself in bringing about a consensus among political parties on the bill but offered to do everything to ensure its passage.

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