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London-Ahmedabad direct flight campaign gets all round support in Gujarat State Congress chief Siddharth Patel requests Praful Patel for early resumption of the Air India flight
India’s upper house approves the constitution amendment bill for 33% reservation in Parliament, Assemblies
Reservation for women in Indian parliament and state assemblies got off the mark on Tuesday, as Rajya Sabha or the upper house of the parliament passed the historic bill. The timing of the passage went haywire, as originally, it was planned to be passed on Monday, the centenary of World Women’s day, but a handful of SP and RJD MPs disrupted the proceedings of the house, while the ruling party failed to anticipate the plans of the opponents and could not get through the bill on March 08.
Women MPs - Brinda Karat of CPI (M) Sushma Swaraj of BJP all smiles with the victory sign on Tuesday
It must now be passed by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament
and later, by atleast 15 state assemblies to become a law.
Finally, with a committed support from the principal opposition BJP and the erstwhile supporters – the Left parties, 7 errant MPs of the RJD and SP were suspended from the house on Tuesday. The lack of a clear strategy on Monday from the ruling Congress party led to acrimonious exchanges, as the BJP and the Left parties said the government and the Congress should have plans in place to deal with the situation. Continued on page 24
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The campaign for restoring the direct flight for London-Ahmedabad by Air India, initiated by the National Congress of Gujarati Organisations (NCGO – UK) has also received all round support in Gujarat. Ministers, MLAs and leaders of all political parties in Gujarat have pledged their support for the demand. They
have also written letters to Praful Patel, the civil aviation minister of India and made a strong representation to start the direct flight between Ahmedabad and London by Air India at the earliest. Gujarat pradesh Congress president and MLA, Siddharth Patel Continued on page 24
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