New Delhi, April 29 -- Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday pitched for a consensus-driven approach to women's reservation, even as Opposition leaders accused the Centre of delaying its implementation and linking it to contentious delimitation proposals. The issue came into focus during a special session of the Uttarakhand Assembly titled Nari Samman - Loktantra Mein Adhikar, where Dhami urged political parties to rise above differences on women's empowerment.

Addressing the House, CM Dhami supported the Centre's efforts to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which provides for 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures, and proposed a unanimous resolution in favour of its early rollout. ...