Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offers historical background of bill, with a focus on last attempt to introduce women's reservation -

"No bill which is pending, that must be brought back. The earlier bill lapsed."

Finance Minister: Heard a lot of things said about not wanting to be worshipped etc.

But it is a fact that we have held women highly, and women have also had the courage to speak up for themselves. This is not a new thing.