Independence Day Debate: PM Modi’s Women Quota Appeal Sparks Fresh Opposition Clash

P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi& squo;s
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
f om
the
Red
Fo t
has
t igge ed
a
f esh
political
debate
ove
wome & squo;s
ese vatio ,
youth
issues,
spo ts,
a d
oppositio
pa ticipatio
i
atio al
celeb atio s.
I
his
speech,
PM
Modi
appealed
to
all
political
pa ties
to
ise
above
political
diffe e ces
a d
suppo t
33%
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
the
Lok
Sabha
a d
state
assemblies.
He
u ged
pa ties
ot
to
tu
wome & squo;s
ep ese tatio
i to
a
political
battleg ou d
a d
called
fo
collective
actio
to
e su e
g eate
pa ticipatio
of
wome
i
politics.
Co g ess
spokespe so
A il
Yadav
espo ded
that
Co g ess
had
al eady
suppo ted
the
Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam
a d
a gued
that
the
gove me t
should
impleme t
wome & squo;s
ese vatio
without
waiti g
fo
fu the
co ditio s.
He
questio ed
why
the
Ce t e
could
ot
b i g
the
issue
fo wa d
immediately
a d
accused
the
gove me t
of
attachi g
co ditio s
to
wome & squo;s
political
ep ese tatio .
The
discussio
also
tu ed
to
Rahul
Ga dhi
a d
Co g ess
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge
ot
atte di g
the
I depe de ce
Day
ce emo y
at
the
Red
Fo t.
BJP
suppo te s
a gued
that
the
Oppositio
should
pa ticipate
i
atio al
occasio s
a d
wo k
togethe
o
issues
of
atio al
impo ta ce.
Co g ess
defe ded
the
abse ce
by
aisi g
co ce s
ove
seati g
a a geme ts
a d
alleged
lack
of
espect
fo
Oppositio
leade s
at
p evious
eve ts.
The
debate
fu the
touched
o
fa me s,
youth
employme t,
pape
leaks,
spo ts
fu di g,
a d
the
b oade
political
espo sibility
of
both
the
gove me t
a d
Oppositio .
The
co t asti g
views
highlight
the
co ti ui g
political
co test
ove
PM
Modi& squo;s
I depe de ce
Day
message
a d
the
Oppositio & squo;s
espo se
to
his
key
a ou ceme ts.

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