Walking on the same path, Haryana Assembly unanimously passes motion to ratify 126th Constitutional Amendment

Chandigarh, January 21: Following footsteps of Assam, Bihar, now, the Haryana Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for another 10 years. Moving a motion in the House, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said now the Rajya Sabha secretariat "is to be apprised with the ratification" made in this regard.

 

After passing the ratification, Speaker Gian Chand Gupta adjourned the Vidhan Sabha sine-die. Earlier in his customary address, Haryana Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya said the special session was convened to ratify the amendments to the Constitution.

In a special one-day session of the Assam Assembly, the state had unanimously ratified the Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill, extending quota to SCs/STs in Lok Sabha and state legislatures by another 10 years. The session of the assembly was held to pass a resolution ratifying the bill cleared by both Houses of Parliament.

Not only Assam, the state of Bihar also ratified the Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill, extending quota to SCs/STs in Lok Sabha and state legislatures by another 10 years. Whereas, the state of West Bengal is also looking forward to ratify the bill.