NDA will remove hurdles before women’s quota: PM
A day after the government failed to secure passage of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, which sought to redistribute Lok Sabha seats on the basis of the 2011 Census to expedite the implementation of women’s reservation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the National Democratic Alliance remained committed to removing all obstacles to the move.Addressing the nation on Saturday, Mr. Modi launched a sharp attack on the Opposition, accusing it of “committing a foeticide of the idea of women’s representation before the whole world, via their opposition to the move”. He said while the NDA could not muster the “66% support” in the Lok Sabha for operationalising women’s reservation on Friday, it had the backing of women across the country.
“I know that 100% of women in this country were backing the move. I seek forgiveness from all women of the country. I want to assure them that we will remove every obstacle in the way. We are resolute on this, and our intentions are also immovable,” he said. In his 30-minute speech, he criticised Opposition parties, including the Congress, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Trinamool Congress, and Samajwadi Party.
“When the Constitutional Amendment Bill fell in the Lok Sabha, these parties appeared elated and were thumping their desks. It was not an expression of joy, but an attack on the dignity and self-respect of every women in the country,” he said.
He termed the Bills introduced by the Centre the “need of the hour” and that he had himself assured the Lok Sabha that representation of all States would increase proportionately in the Lower House. “Our mothers and sisters across the country have seen this, and they will give such parties a fitting response for the denial of their rights,” he said.
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