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Punjab assembly unanimously passes motion to ratify 126th constitutional amendment

Chandigarh, Jan 17 (UNI) The Punjab Vidhan Sabha, led by Leader of the House and Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, on Friday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for another 10 years.
Moving a motion in the House, the Chief Minister said the special two-day session had been specially convened for the extremely important agenda of ratifying the amendments to the Constitution of India, falling within the purview of clause (d) of proviso to clause (2) of Article 368, in line with the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019 as passed by the both Houses of Parliament.
Noting that the founding fathers of the Constitution led by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar had provided a term of ten years of reservation for scheduled castes and scheduled tribe, the Chief Minister said the reservation had been extended by successive union governments since then. However, despite improvement in the socio-economic status of these communities over the past 70 years, due to anti-discrimination policies and reservation in political representation and jobs, they continued to be not at par with the rest of the society, he said.
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