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Mark Tully examines the perils the president of the Congress party, Sonia Gandhi faces after she pushed a controversial act through the Upper House of Parliament.
Last month Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress party, pushed a controversial act through the Upper House of Parliament. It reserves a certain number of constituencies for women in the next general election.
Mark Tully examines the thinking behind the legislation, the perils Sonia Gandhi faces before it is passed in the Lower House, and the impact it will have on women throughout India.
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