Indian MP moves bill for 33% women's quota

DMK MP P. Wilson has introduced a private member's bill in the Indian Parliament seeking to implement a 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation aims to enforce the quota from the next general election, applying to the existing 543 seats. Critically, the bill seeks to bypass the contentious prerequisites of a delimitation exercise and a new national census, which were major obstacles in the recent defeat of the government's similar bill. This move represents a renewed legislative push for gender parity in India's lower house of parliament.