Hyderabad, May 21 -- Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday demanded an immediate parliamentary debate on the Women's Reservation Amendment Bill, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in legislative bodies.

Speaking during an event to mark the death anniversary of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Chief Minister said that the INDIA Alliance is ready to support woman reservation bill in the Parliament. The CM emphasised that women's reservation in the legislative bodies should be enacted with the inspiration of Rajiv Gandhi, who introduced a women's quota in local bodies for their political empowerment.

CM Reddy also warned against the politicisation of the women's reservation bill. "He further ...