India, April 18 -- Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee had a simple question for the BJP-led government during the three-day special session on the issue of how to implement women's reservation in legislatures. Why not give them 50% - right now, on existing seats - without any delimitation?

"Women's reservation can be done in a single day," he told the Lok Sabha on Friday, "The problem is that you neither have the guts nor the intention to do the same."

He then pushed further, "Prime Minister's post should also be reserved for women, by rotation. Speaker's post can also be kept for women. The BJP will anyway not return to power in 2029, so Modi ji cannot be PM. We fully support 50% reservation for women."

The offer cut to the centre ...