Kolkata, April 17 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced her party's support for the Women's Reservation Bill but issued a strong warning against linking it with the proposed delimitation exercise, saying the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would not accept any such move.
Addressing a public meeting in Dum Dum, Banerjee said, "We will support the Women's Reservation Bill. But do not try to bring anything else along with it. We will not allow that."Her remarks come amid an intensifying political debate over the Centre's legislative agenda during the ongoing special session of Parliament.
The Women's Reservation Bill, formally introduced as the 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, seeks to reserve 33 per cent of seats in...