New Delhi, April 17 (IANS). The Nari Shakti Vandan Act was discussed late in the special session of Parliament late at night. During this, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) MP Dr. Inder Hong Subba presented his views in the Lok Sabha. He fully supported the Constitution Amendment Bill brought for implementation of Nari Shakti Vandan Act (Women’s Reservation Bill) and demanded increase in Lok Sabha seats of Sikkim and justice to Limbu-Tamang communities.
Starting his speech, Subba expressed his gratitude to the Chairman and said, “Thank you very much to the Chairman for giving me the opportunity to speak in this important bill. We consider ourselves very fortunate that during the 17th Lok Sabha, we got the opportunity to participate in passing the Nari Shakti Vandan Act and today we are also able to express our views in the constitutional amendment brought for its implementation.”
He expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of Sikkim’s Nari Shakti. On behalf of SKM Party and Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, he supported this Amendment Bill and Delimitation Bill 2026.
Subba said that the women’s reservation bill should have been brought many decades ago, but now it has come at the right time, albeit late. The government’s idea of implementing it before 2029 is commendable. She stressed that due to the male-dominated society, women’s participation in political representation has been low. Reservation will ensure greater role of mothers and sisters in policy making and law making.
He said, “The contribution of women power will be huge in making the country a developed India by 2047. There is no dearth of ability of women in education, research, space technology or other fields. The contribution they have made in the last few decades proves that only because of social prejudices they did not get a chance in politics.”
Subba referred to Article 371F while describing Sikkim as a special state. He said that the Indian Constitution embraces the diversity of entire India. This constitutional guarantee should be fully respected in the delimitation process. Welcoming the proposal to increase the Lok Sabha seats to more than 800, Subba demanded that Sikkim’s present one Lok Sabha seat be increased to two. This will provide better representation to the diverse perspective of Sikkim. It would be even better if one of these seats is kept for women’s reservation.
Raising an important issue, Subba said that Limbu and Tamang communities were declared Scheduled Tribe (ST) in 2003, but they were not given ST seats in the delimitation of that time. This demand could not be fulfilled in the last five elections. He urged the government to ensure that the Limbu-Tamang community gets justice for ST reservation in the new delimitation.
Concluding, MP Subba said, “India’s strength lies in its unity in diversity. I support the objective of this bill, but request the government to implement this process with sensitivity and inclusivity, especially keeping in mind the long-standing aspirations of small states like Sikkim and communities like Limbu-Tamang.”
–IANS
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