Kalaburagi, April 9 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday raised questions over the Women's Reservation Bill, calling on the Centre to make the draft public and ensure wider consultation before its implementation.

Speaking on the Women's Reservation Bill, Priyank Kharge said that while his party supports women's reservation, the process followed by the Centre lacks transparency.

He questioned the absence of the bill's draft in the public domain and asked whether stakeholders, particularly women, had been consulted before the Cabinet cleared it. "What is the Bill? Has anyone seen it? What is it about? While we support women's reservation, the Cabinet has passed the Bill -- where is the draft?" Kharge said.

He further raised c...