A day after the Centre introduced a bill to provide 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said it will be the most “transformative revolution in our times” for gender justice.

“We have ensured a minimum of 33% reservation for women in local bodies’ election… In a more pleasant coincidence, a proposal to provide a similar reservation for women in state assemblies and national Parliament is taking shape now. It will be the most transformative revolution in our times for gender justice,” Murmu said while addressing a gathering after inaugurating the biennial conference of the national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of Asia Pacific held at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi

Earlier, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal moved the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha, saying it is a very important bill and urging members to pass it with unanimity.

Meghwal said the government will consider whatever suggestions come up during the discussion on the bill. He further said that if Parliament decides, the quota for women can be extended beyond 15 years.

The constitutional amendment bill ‘Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ was introduced in the Lower House on Tuesday. The bill provides for 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The reservation will come into effect only after the completion of the delimitation exercise.

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