Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday reacted to the clearance of the Women's Reservation Bill by the Union Cabinet and said that it is ours. Her remark came while she was entering the Parliament for the second day of the Special Parliament Session.

According to the sources cited by the Union Cabinet on Monday cleared the Women's Reservation Bill, that seeks to reserve 33 per cent quota in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. The decision was taken in a key meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the demand for the bill was initiated by UPA the party's leader Sonia Gandhi.

"We want the Women's Reservation Bill to be brought and passed as soon as possible. The demand for the Women's Reservation Bill was initiated by UPA and our leader Sonia Gandhi. It took so long, but we will be happy if this is introduced," he said.

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Earlier on Monday, following the decision, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took to X and said, "The Congress party has been demanding the implementation of women's reservation for a long time. We welcome the Union Cabinet decision reportedly coming forward and look forward to the details of the Bill."

He further added that this could have been thoroughly discussed in the all-party meeting before the special session and a consensus could have been reached instead of behind-the-scenes politics.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said if the government introduces the women's reservation bill on Tuesday, it will be a "victory for the Congress and its allies in the UPA government".

(With inputs from agency)