Following footsteps of Assam, Bihar, now, the Haryana Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a motion to ratify the 126th Constitutional Amendment to extend reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Punjab for another 10 years.
After passing the ratification, Speaker Gian Chand Gupta adjourned the Vidhan Sabha. The session of the assembly was held to pass a resolution ratifying the bill cleared by both Houses of Parliament.
Not only Assam, the state of Bihar also ratified the Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill, extending quota to SCs/STs in Lok Sabha and state legislatures by another 10 years. Whereas, the state of West Bengal is also looking forward to ratify the bill.