Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts proceedings in the House. The Budget Session of Parliament has been extended, and a special three-day sitting of the House has been convened on April 16 to 18. File
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the time has come for the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act in its true spirit and the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections are conducted with the quota for women in place.
In a letter to the floor leaders of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, ahead of the three-day special sittings of Parliament, Mr. Modi also asked all members to come together in one voice to pass the amendments to the women’s reservation law, officially known as Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.
Published – April 12, 2026 11:06 am IST
