Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Women’s Reservation Bill brought by the Narendra Modi government was incomplete as it lacks reservation for other backward classes (OBCs). The Wayanad MP, however, extended his support to the bill tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
“One thing makes this women's reservation bill incomplete, would like to have seen OBC reservation included,” Gandhi said while participating in a debate on the bill in the lower house. He noted that the bill was another big step, like Panchayati Raj, in the transfer of power to women.
Gandhi, however, questioned the idea that the bill can be implemented only after the new census and delimitation process are over.
“This bill can be implemented today,” he said.
Gandhi also said the President should have been invited when the transfer of proceedings took place from the old to the new Parliament building.
“President is a woman, from tribal community, would've been befitting to have her visible in transfer to new Parliament building,” the Congress MP said.