{
  "id": 311896,
  "title": "Protest against delay in implementing women’s reservation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/protest-against-delay-in-implementing-womens-reservation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T15:14:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/protest-against-delay-in-implementing-womens-reservation/article71322137.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) organized a demonstration at Gandhi Square in Mysuru, calling on the government to end its delay in implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill. The protestors demanded the immediate enactment of the legislation, which would guarantee women a 33% reservation in both the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. Devi, the State Secretary for AIDWA, emphasized the urgency of the issue, stating that the National Coalition for Women’s Reservation had urged the government to abandon any attempts to prevent women from receiving the reserved seats. She highlighted that despite 75 years of independence, women remain underrepresented in India's political and administrative systems, with only 74 out of 543 Lok Sabha members and 42 out of 245 Rajya Sabha members being women. The situation in Karnataka's Legislative Assembly was even more disheartening, with only 10 women out of 224 members. Consequently, AIDWA called for the removal of the conditions attached to the 106th Constitutional Amendment, which provides for the 33% reservation for women, and for the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill without delay during the ongoing Parliament session.",
  "summary": "The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) staged a protest in Mysuru, urging the government to implement the Women’s Reservation Bill immediately. The protest, held at Gandhi Square, was led by AIDWA’s State Secretary Devi, who emphasized the importance of political representation for women, a right guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Despite 75 years of independence, women hold less than 14% of the Lok Sabha seats and around 17% of Rajya Sabha seats, with even lower representation in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. The protest called for the removal of conditions attached to the implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, urging the government to delink it from the Census and delimitation of constituencies and bring it into force immediately during the ongoing session of Parliament.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}