Women's quota Bill debate in 13 quotes

History was made Thursday night when The Constitution (128th) Bill, 2023, that reserves 33% of seats in Lok Sabha and Assemblies for women, was passed by Rajya Sabha, a day after it sailed through Lok Sabha. Top quotes

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PM Modi

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Rahul Gandhi

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Mahua Moitra

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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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Supriya Sule

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Smriti Irani

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Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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Amit Shah

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Asaduddin Owaisi

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Rajiv Ranjan Singh

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Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

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Sashi Tharoor

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Nirmala Sitharaman

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