Uproar in LS over Women's Bill; House adjourned twice

The government failed to break the deadlock on the issue despite Leader of Lok Sabha Pranab Mukherjee assuring the Yadav trio that there was "no harm" in having an all party meeting and "various ideas and possibilities" could be explored.

He also cited instances of certain bills that were passed by one House but rejected by the other.

Not satisfied with the assurance, the members of the SP, RJD and JD(U) once again stormed the well forcing two adjournments.

As the House assembled for the day, the issue generated heat with SP, RJD and JD(U) members storming the well demanding inclusion of OBCs, Dalits and Muslims in the quotas for women.

Speaker Meira Kumar allowed SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad to air their views on the bill.

The three leaders wanted separate quotas for OBCs, Dalits and Muslims in the bill and demanded that it be amended before being introduced in the Lok Sabha.
They also wanted an all-party meeting to arrive at a consensus on the issue.