Revanth Reddy, Uttam Kumar Reddy, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy didn’t vote in favour of Women’s Reservations Bill
All political parties have been craving for passage of the Bill and the Congress-led UPA Government in its tenure couldn’t have the Bill passed.
- Telangana
NewsTAP Bureau- Updated On:23 Sep 2023 6:23 AM GMT
HYDERABAD: Are you surprised to read the r headline? It may sound incredible, yet it is true.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president and Mallajgiri MP A Revanth Reddy, former PCC president and Nalgonda MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Bhongir MP Komatireddy Venkat Reddy skipped voting for the much-awaited Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
Lok Sabha passed the Bill on Wednesday, September 21. Why?
All political parties have been craving for passage of the Bill and the Congress-led UPA Government in its tenure couldn’t have the Bill passed.
These three leaders are the only Congress MPs representing Telangana. This abstention speaks volumes about their concern for the Women’s Reservation Bill.
The Lok Sabha took up voting on the Bill around 6 pm.
Revanth Reddy, along with former Khammam MP Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Bellaiah Naik and former minister G Vinod were waiting since 5.30 pm at TPCC observer and incharge Manikrao Thakre. The screening committee meeting was scheduled the same evening.
Then they headed to the Congress war room.
Around 6.30 pm, the other two MPs, Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, reached the war room directly.
Meanwhile, Thakre cancelled the screening committee meeting on that day.
The Congress MPs then headed to the Lok Sabha and told some TV channels too that they were going for voting on the Women’s Reservations Bill.
However, by the time they reached Lok Sabha, the doors were closed and the voting was completed.
The Congress party did not issue any whip to its MPs to be present on the floor of the House and participate in voting. Instead, it appears that the party took it easy as the passage of the Bill was anyway certain.
When the voting time was approaching, how could the Telangana Congress MPs skip the voting and stir out of the House is the question.
This is dereliction of duty on their part and also this abstention exposed the Congress party’s commitment to the prestigious Women’s Reservation Bill.
