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The Constitution (106th Amendment) Bill was passed as per the provisions of Article 368 (2) of the Constitution.
Though political reservation for women has been a part of parliamentary debates for a long time, this is the first time the bill holds the potential of becoming a law.
The DMK minister said female Hindi actors are invited to Parliament, but not the president.
The bill envisages reserving one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women.
454 members voted in favour of the bill, while two against; opposition calls for immediate implementation.
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The 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, as proposed in the bill, will come into effect only after census and the delimitation exercise.
She also put forth Congress' demand to implement women's quota bill immediately with sub-quota for SCs, STs, OBCs
Kangana's visit to the Parliament comes on a day when the Prime Minister walked to the new Parliament building along with his cabinet colleagues.
The bill will come into force only after the census and delimitation of constituencies are completed; this may not happen before 2024, opposition parties point out.