New Delhi ,March 7: While the Women’s Reservation Bill might sail through the Rajya Sabha, whose composition will not be affected by it, the government might face problems once it is placed before the Lok Sabha, given that a large number of OBC and Muslim MPs, cutting across party lines, who remain vehemently opposed to it. It is learnt that some OBC leaders plan to challenge the legislation in the courts.

Congress leaders privately concede that not all party MPs are enthused by the bill.
While OBC and Muslim MPs fear it will spell injustice for their communities, many first-time MPs fear losing their seats after the bill’s passage.
Age Correspondent
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India rejects Pak claim on Hafiz Saeed
Age Correspondent
New Delhi

March 7: India on Sunday expressed “surprise” over the reported statement by Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi that New Delhi had not demanded the arrest of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed during the February 25 foreign secretary-level talks. India had been demanding action against him ever since the dastardly 26/11 Mumbai attacks and the matter had been raised “strongly” at the February talks, the external affairs ministry said.
MEA spokesperson Vish-nu Prakash, in response to queries about Mr Qureshi’s remarks in Multan, noted Saeed’s “name featured prominently in a dossier handed over to the Pakistan foreign secretary during the talks on February 25”.