discrimination legislation. The Expert Group on Equal Opportunity Commission, led by Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon, reaffirmed this.</p>
<p>•	Shashi Tharoor tried to revive the idea by introducing the Anti-Discrimination and Equality Bill, 2016 in the Lok Sabha but the Bill lapsed in 2019 with the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.</p>
<p>•	States have an important role in promoting our right to equality.</p>
<p>•	In any case, a national bill cannot encompass matters that are solely the responsibility of state 