At Chintan Shivir, Congress demands quotas in pvt sector, women’s bill

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On Saturday, the Congress panel on social justice also pushed for a quota within quota in the Women’s Reservation Bill, years after the party resisted such demands when the draft legislation was passed in the Rajya Sabha in 2010.

In a major policy shift, the Congress party on Saturday demanded job reservations in the private sector and advocated a quota within quota in the Women’s Reservation Bill, which is pending for passage since 2010.

The party’s panel on social justice is likely to recommend the Congress working committee (CWC) to reserve 50% representations for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and minorities at all levels within the organisation, Congress leaders Salman Khurshid and K Raju said on Saturday. [Read More]