JDU, SDF support Bill; Shashi Tharoor questions why the Speaker was not given prior notice JD(U) MP Kaushaendra Kumar said that his party supports the Bill. Whereas, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF)'s Prem Das Rai also said that his party supports the Bill. Meanwhile, Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav), the rebel RJD member, asked what was the definition of poverty line. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor interrupted in between to question the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan as to why no written notice was given to the Speaker before the bringing up the bill in Lok Sabha. 'Can the government now bring up a bill any time it wants it” Tharoor asked. 'All's well that ends well,' says Apna Dal MP on last day of Parliament's Winter Session Anupriya Patel of Apna Dal, MP from Uttar Pradesh, asked the government if the there was a cap on the reservation, so that the law is not misused. Patel said, 'All's well that ends well,' on the Bill being introduced on the last day of the Winter Session.
Whereas, INLD's Dushyant Chautala said that 'reservations are a lollipop, when the youth are searching for jobs.' He asked the government to make the caste census data public. Deepender Hooda hopes it's not another jumla, IUML MP says Bill only being introduced for electoral benefits Congress MP from Haryana Deepender Singh Hooda said that, “As per Constitution, it is required to give notice about a bill, however, the goverment seemed confused which is why they chose to bring it up on the last day. I hope it’s not a jumla,' he said. Meanwhile, IUML MP ET Mohammed Basheer, “The real object of this bill is to create a tense situation and influence the results of the upcoming election.'