PM
Modi
o
33%
wome ‘s
ese vatio
NEW
DELHI:
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
o
Satu day
u ged
political
pa ties
to
facilitate
the
impleme tatio
of
the
p oposed
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
state
legislative
assemblies
so
that
wome
ca
“actively
co t ibute
to
shapi g
I dia’s
policies.”He
made
the
call
while
add essi g
the
atio
f om
the
ico ic
Red
Fo t
i
Delhi
o
the
80th
I depe de ce
Day.“Today,
f om
the
ampa ts
of
the
Red
Fo t,
sta di g
u de
the
shadow
of
the
T icolou ,
I
ea estly
appeal
to
a d
u ge
all
political
pa ties
of
ou
atio :
Come
fo wa d
a d
celeb ate
the
st e gth
a d
capability
of
ou
wome .
Step
fo wa d
i
ho ou
of
ou
wome ,
a d
as
swiftly
as
possible,
e su e
ou
mothe s
a d
siste s
eceive
33%
ep ese tatio
i
the
State
Legislative
Assemblies
a d
the
Lok
Sabha
so
that
they
ca
actively
co t ibute
to
shapi g
I dia’s
policies,”
the
p ime
mi iste
said.PM
Modi
also
highlighted
the
co t ibutio
of
wome
ep ese tatives
i
va ious
elected
bodies
a d
poi ted
to
the
passage
of
the
Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam
i
Pa liame t
aimed
at
st e gthe i g
wome ’s
ep ese tatio
i
politics.“My
dea
fellow
citize s,
today
i
Pa chayats,
Mu icipalities,
a d
Mu icipal
Co po atio s,
ou
wome
public
ep ese tatives
a e
guidi g
the
atio
i
ve y
la ge
umbe s,
solvi g
local
challe ges,
a d
p ovidi g
exceptio ally
capable
a d
empowe i g
leade ship.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
Keepi g
this
i
mi d,
we
passed
the
Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam
i
Pa liame t,”
he
added.Howeve ,
he
oted
that
“fo
o e
easo
o
a othe ”,
i
the
political
a e a
ove
the
last
40
yea s,
the
d eam
of
g eate
ep ese tatio
fo
wome
had
“pe siste tly
falle
victim
to
political
games
a d
political
battleg ou ds.”The
Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam,
2023,
was
passed
by
both
Houses
of
Pa liame t
but
has
ot
moved
ahead
with
impleme tatio
afte
the
Co stitutio
(131st
Ame dme t)
Bill
fell
i
the
Lok
Sabha
o
Ap il
17,
faili g
to
secu e
the
co stitutio ally
equi ed
two-thi ds
majo ity
of
membe s
p ese t
a d
voti g.The
Bill
p oposed
impleme ti g
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
legislatu es
a d
delimiti g
Lok
Sabha
co stitue cies.
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