Earlier on Tuesday, Bharti wrote to PM Modi over the tabling of the women's reservation Bill, demanding that of the 33-per cent reservation assured for women in the legislative bodies, 50 per cent should be set aside for ST, SC and OBC communities.
United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp, while lauding India’s G20 presidency and its New Delhi Declaration which emphasised achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said “I’d like to call it an SDG20 Presidency”.
In an interview with ANI, Sharp said, "We also were very pleased on behalf of the United Nations in India, to launch or to have an exchange of Letter of Intent with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a brand new partnership to help amplify Indian South South Cooperation.
"When the government called for the special session, there was no mention of the Women's Reservation Bill. Discussions on changing the name of the country were doing rounds. They wanted to create a dispute between India and Bharat," said Rahul Gandhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was brought and passed in Parliament because women's empowerment is an inseparable part of Indian culture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the power of the mothers and sisters is his biggest security shield adding that opposition parties of the country are trembling with fear over the empowerment of mothers and sisters occurring under the tenure of BJP.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said that she would not let the Women's Reservation Bill get implemented unless it takes into account the OBCs.
Taking a swipe at the BJP over the women's reservation Bill, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday labelled them as 'liars', adding that the passage of the draft legislation in the Parliament was merely a case of the ruling party "showboating" and playing to the gallery
Hefei [China], September 23: Multinational corporations are an important force in building an open world economy. The matchmaking meeting of multinational companies at the 2023 World Manufacturing Convention (WMC) was held on the afternoon of September 20, in Hefei. This matchmaking meeting
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav targeted the BJP led central government on Saturday over the women's reservation bill, saying no one knows when the bill will be implemented.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that a new path for the development of women will women due to the passage of the Women Reservation Bill in Parliament adding that the passing of legislation has increased excitement for the Navratri festival.