Modi must fulfill assurances he made to people: Minister UT Khader
Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be elevating to power for the second term, must fulfill the assurances he made to people; said Minister UT Khader.
Addressing a press conference at D.K. district Congress office on Saturday, he said, "Let Modi bring back the black money from the Swiss bank, credit Rs 15 lakh in every Indian's bank account, reduce prices of cooking gas and diesel-petrol.
"He must bring the economy of the country into a proper order, address the unemployment problems, deal with the problem of youngsters fleeing to abroad and must not allow the incidents like Pulwama to recur," he added.
We all worked hard for the victory of Congress candidate Mithun Rai. But, unexpected results have come. We respect the voters' mandate. Defeat is not permanent to anyone. There will be light after the dark. Minister UT Khader hoped.
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Women's quota bill would have ensured defeat of democracy, Constitution: Aaditya Thackeray
Mumbai (PTI): Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said that the passage of the women's quota bill would have ensured a "total defeat of democracy", alleging that the legislation, linked with a delimitation exercise, was a political tool designed to reduce the voice of states.
Thackeray, in a post on X, claimed that the Bill would have amended the Constitution for the political means of the ruling regime to increase seats, reduce the voice of many states and enable the gerrymandering of constituencies to ensure unfair victories.
"The very amendment that would have ensured the total defeat of democracy and the Constitution in India stands rejected by the unity of the Opposition MPs," he wrote.
The legislation should have been called "Delimitation to ensure unfair victory Bill", the former minister said, adding that there was a genuine need to enable 33 per cent reservation for women in the current number of seats.
"Now, it is up to the government to ensure that it is implemented in the 543 seats of the Lok Sabha for the 2029 elections and all elections across India, if that is the real intent of the government," he wrote.
A Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats was defeated on Friday in the Lower House.
While 298 members voted in support of the Bill, 230 MPs voted against it. Out of 528 members who voted, the Bill required 352 votes for a two-thirds majority.
According to the Constitution Amendment Bill, Lok Sabha seats were to be increased to a maximum of 850 from the current 543 to "operationalise" the women's reservation law before the 2029 parliamentary polls, following a delimitation exercise based on the 2011 Census.
