RJD to oppose women's quota bill

Government's plans to ensure passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Monsoon Session of Parliament today hit a roadblock, with key ally RJD throwing a spanner in the efforts.

"We will move amendments in the Bill and even press for division if our demand for quota-within-quota for Dalit, minorities and SC/ST women is not incorporated in the measure," RJD spokesman Devendra Prasad Yadav told reporters.

To a specific question on whether the RJD, the second-biggest ally of the Congress-led coalition, would go to the extent of withdrawing support to the UPA on the issue, he said, "Our strategy includes everything".