NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed a Constitution amendment bill to extend reservation to SCs and STs in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years.
Lok Sabha had passed the bill on December 10.
Reservation for members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), given for the past 70 years in Lok Sabha and state assemblies, is due to end on January 25, 2020.
The bill, which saw heated exchange between the treasury and opposition benches, was approved unanimously in Rajya Sabha. (AGENCIES)
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