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| Mamata Banerjee downplays anger ove |
| Mamata Banerjee downplays anger over Women's Bill
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| INDIA
, 10-March-2010
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In Parliament on Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee clarified that she supports the Women's Bill but was angry about the fact that her party was not informed that the bill was being put to vote. (Watch: Upset, not taken into confidence: Mamata)
"In Rajya Sabha, we have two members but we were not informed ...there was a coordination gap, we were not informed...we support the bill," said Banerjee to NDTV.
Banerjee, who is a key ally of the Congress', was so upset on Tuesday that her party abstained from voting on the Women's Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
Banerjee, who is the Railways Minister, repeated on Tuesday that she felt the Prime minister should have held an all-party meeting on Tuesday before the bill was put to vote.
In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said she was caught off-guard by Banerjee's opposition. "Well, I can only say I was told that when it came up in Cabinet, all three coalition partners were very supportive. They immediately said yes. DMK has been supportive from the beginning, so has Sharad Pawar been. Mamata was in the Cabinet and I was told by the person next to her that she was actually very enthusiastic and she almost stood up to welcome. I don't quite understand what has happened. I hope she will understand," said Gandhi. (Watch: Full interview)
The Women's Bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday evening amid drama and chaos, sets aside 33 per cent of the seats in Parliament and state Assemblies for women. Its most prominent opponents are Mulayam and Lalu Yadav, who have threatened to withdraw support to the government over the issue. They feel the bill does not protect the interests of Dalits and Muslims. (Read: Rajya Sabha passes historic Women's Bill)
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