00:00On Baba Sahib Ambedkar's birth anniversary, the Prime Minister of India has met leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha
00:08Mallikarjan Kharge at the Prernaastal inside Parliament.
00:11During this meeting, the Prime Minister urged Kharge to support the amendment bill that seeks to operationalise the Women's Reservation
00:19Act,
00:20calling it a collective responsibility in the interest of women's empowerment.
00:25Kharge, however, has told the Prime Minister that he would respond after internal consultations within the opposition.
00:33This comes as a crucial parliamentary session has been convened from April 16th to 18th, where the amendment bill is
00:41expected to be introduced.
00:42Meanwhile, the India Bloc is set to hold a key strategic meeting tomorrow at Kharge's residence.
00:49Parties including the TMC, DMK, Ahmadinei Party, SP and RJD are expected to attend.
00:56Sources say that the opposition will finalise its stand on delimitation and the proposed amendments,
01:01even as several parties are still awaiting details of the bill itself.
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