What are the main reasons for Women Reservation Bill not being passed

1.	What are the main reasons for Women Reservation Bill not being passed in the parliament?
Answer» On 4th June 2009, in the first session of the Parliament during a joint sitting of both the houses, the then president, Mrs Partibha Patil announced that the government shall take step within 100 days with regard to passing a bill very soon for the reservation of women in the Parliament and the state legislatures. Due to some vested interests in 2010, the Women Reservation Bill could not be passed in the Parliament. To pass this bill, it has to be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha along with being passed by more than fifty percent of the state legislatures. Then only it can be sent to the President for final recommendation. But unfortunately, due to vested interests of different political parties, political stubborness and demand for caste reservation in this bill and the likes, it is still pending.

What are the main reasons for Women Reservation Bill not being passed in the parliament?

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On 4th June 2009, in the first session of the Parliament during a joint sitting of both the houses, the then president, Mrs Partibha Patil announced that the government shall take step within 100 days with regard to passing a bill very soon for the reservation of women in the Parliament and the state legislatures. Due to some vested interests in 2010, the Women Reservation Bill could not be passed in the Parliament.

To pass this bill, it has to be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha along with being passed by more than fifty percent of the state legislatures. Then only it can be sent to the President for final recommendation. But unfortunately, due to vested interests of different political parties, political stubborness and demand for caste reservation in this bill and the likes, it is still pending.

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