Naresh Uttam Patel, state president of Samajwadi Party, demands OBC women quota in Women's Reservation Bill, stating that ignoring them is not desirable.
However, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which had also opposed the bill 13 years ago, said it does not support it in its current form as it does not ensure “social justice”.
The 128th Constitution amendment bill to reserve seats for women in Indian legislatures is likely to succeed after several major parties voiced their support.
SP is demanding a ‘quota within the quota’ for the ‘PDA’ i.e. Pichada, Dalits, Alpsankhayak -- women from Backward, Dalits, and minority communities, especially Muslims.
The Women’s Reservation Bill was cleared in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 amid a ruckus and the then Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government did not push it in Lok Sabha