Rajya Sabha votes on quota bill

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday cleared the Reservation Bill to give 10 per cent quota to the economically weaker section, irrespective of religion and caste, thus paved the way for the bill to become a law soon.

The House, however, turned down the Opposition's demand to send the bill to a select committee for further deliberation. The bill now awaits the Presidential nod to become a law.