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'No dilution of quota for women'

By Our Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI JULY 17 . The National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed the hope that the Women's Reservation Bill would be taken up in the coming session of Parliament but rejected the proposal for double-member constituencies.

Talking to reporters here today, the NCW chairperson, Poornima Advani, said political parties should increase the number of seats for women but there should be no dilution of the 33 per cent reservation. She said the 33 per cent reservation would mean the representation of 50 per cent of the country's population.

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