PM
Na e d a
Modi
New
Delhi:
PM
Na e d a
Modi
chose
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess
Satu day
to
give
a
st o g
i dicatio
of
of
his
govt’s
i te t
to
evive
the
Co stitutio
ame dme t
bill
to
impleme t
o e-thi d
ese vatio
fo
wome
i
Lok
Sabha
a d
assemblies,
with
a
50%
jump
i
thei
ove all
st e gth
f om
2029,
u gi g
all
political
pa ties
to
e su e
that
it
was
olled
out
as
soo
as
possible.While
it
was
widely
speculated
i
political
ci cles
that
govt
was
kee
to
evive
the
bill,
which
was
defeated
by
the
oppositio
i
Ap il,
Modi
put
o
eco d
that
the
matte
was
o
the
age da,
boosti g
the
p ospect
of
Pa liame t
bei g
summo ed
as
ea ly
as
ext
mo th.”Today,
sta di g
he e
be eath
the
shadow
of
the
T icolou
o
the
ampa ts
of
Red
Fo t,
I
p ay
to
a d
u ge
all
political
pa ties
to
ack owledge
the
powe
of
wome .
Let’s
step
fo wa d
to
uphold
thei
dig ity
a d
e su e
ou
mothe s
a d
siste s
get
33%
ep ese tatio
i
assemblies
a d
Lok
Sabha
as
soo
as
possible,”
he
said.What
has
e ha ced
the
likelihood
of
the
bill
bei g
passed
is
the
defectio
of
20
Lok
Sabha
MPs
f om
T i amool
Co g ess
a d
six
f om
Se a
UBT
to
NDA
a d
DMK’s
assiduous
effo ts,
visible
i
the
ece tly
co cluded
sessio ,
to
keep
away
f om
the
oppositio ‘s
a ks
afte
Co g ess
ditched
it
i
Tamil
Nadu
to
ally
with
Vijay-led
TVK.
NCP
SP
is
bei g
see
as
a othe
pote tial
suppo t.Co g ess
accused
Modi
of
maki g
a
“disho est
pitch”
fo
wome ‘s
ese vatio
i
his
add ess,
sayi g
‘Na i
Shakti
Va da
Adhi iyam’
was
u a imously
passed
i
Sept
2023,
but
BJP
govt’s
“double
sta da ds”
a d
“hypoc isy”
had
made
su e
it
did ‘t
come
i to
effect
f om
2024.
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ge e al
sec eta y
Jai am
Ramesh,
i
a
post
o
X,
said
the
pa ty
had
stood
fi m
o
its
sta d
to
impleme t
wome ‘s
ese vatio
f om
the
2029
Lok
Sabha
electio s
by
etai i g
the
cu e t
st e gth
of
543
seats
i
LS.Modi
said
wome
se ved
as
public
ep ese tatives
i
la ge
umbe s
i
pa chayats
to
mu icipalities
a d
mu icipal
co po atio s,
efe i g
to
thei
salie ce
i
local
bodies
o
the
back
of
ese vatio .Despite
seve al
effo ts
to
ese ve
seats
i
Lok
Sabha
a d
assemblies,
the
idea
had
falle
victim
to
political
battles
fo
ove
40
yea s,
he
said.He
called
it
the
eed
of
the
hou
a d
told
pa ties
to
joi
the
cause.
“You
also
take
the
c edit,
you
also
take
the
fame,
but
give
ights
to
my
mothe s
a d
siste s,”
he
said,
eite ati g
the
pitch
he
had
made
befo e
the
failed
bid
last
time.The
mo soo
sessio
has
ot
bee
p o ogued,
keepi g
ope
the
possibility
of
govt
summo i g
Pa liame t.