The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration was adopted at the first National Women Legislators’ Conference which concluded on May 27 in Thiruvananthapuram.
- The declaration demanded immediate steps to ensure the passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill which envisages 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State legislatures.
- The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration lamented the trajectory of the Bill, which has been pending for 26 years, as a sullied blot on the democratic values and legislative traditions of the country.
- The resolution, moved by Kerala Higher Education Minister R. Bindu, noted that the Bill remains in limbo despite all governments that have ruled the country since 1996 (when the Bill was introduced) asserting their commitment to its passage.
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