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Women's Reservation Bill still alive as it has been passed by Rajya Sabha, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also said former Congress president Sonia Gandhi had written to the prime minister requesting him to bring the bill in Lok Sabha, but it has never been mentioned in the eight years of the Narendra Modi government.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. Pic/AFP

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. Pic/AFP

The Congress is committed to the Women's Reservation Bill to ensure one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies for women, party spokesperson Jairam Ramesh said on Monday.

Addressing the press on the sidelines of the party's Bharat Jodo Yatra here, he said the bill, which was passed in Rajya Sabha during the Manmohan Singh-led government around 11 years ago, was still alive as Rajya Sabha never dissolves.

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