Lucknow, September 19:  Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati on Tuesday demanded 50 per cent reservation for women , apart from separate quota for women belonging to SC/ST and OBC categories. “Along with BSP, most of the parties will give their vote in the favour of Women's Reservation Bill. We expect that after the discussion this bill will get passed this time as it was pending for a long," said BSP president. PM Narendra Modi Addresses Lok Sabha for First Time in New Parliament Building, Says ‘House Not Place to Work for Growth of Party But for Development of Nation’ (Watch Video).

“I said earlier on behalf of my party in the Parliament that women get 50 per cent reservation instead of the proposed 33 per cent in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, keeping in mind the population of women", Mayawati reiterated. Women's Reservation Bill Introduced in First Sitting of Lok Sabha in New Parliament Building, 33% of Seats To Be Reserved for Women (Watch Video).

"I hope the Government think about it. Also, a separate quota for the women from OBC, SC and ST sections should be ensured in the reservation for women," Mayawati said. She said that she hoped that the women’s reservation bill would finally get passed this time.

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