Paralympic athlete Deepa Malik on Wednesday visited the New Parliament Building where she noticed that there was no place where her wheelchair did not reach.
Delhi Commission For Women chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday sought clarification from the central government over the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, saying the government should clarify when the Women's Reservation Bill will be implemented.
"I congratulate our Prime Minister and our government on the Women's Reservation Bill... With 33 per cent (reservation), the participation of women in governance will increase... It is a great move... We are all very happy," she said.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended his support to the Women's Reservation Bill adding that the measure was "incomplete" as it lacks quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
Countering to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s claim that out of 90 secretaries in the government of India, there are only three persons who belong to the OBC community, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that it is the government who runs the country, not the secretaries.
Pointing out that the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill is dependent on both the census and delimitation processes, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Wednesday asked the Centre when will both be taking place.
Former Indian athlete Anju Bobby George expressed her gratitude and feels that a new revolution is going to happen in the country as talks about the Women’s Reservation Bill continued on Wednesday.
Addressing the media persons, Yadav said, “The women's reservation bill which was introduced in the lower house on Tuesday and for which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to garner applause, the draft of that bill was prepared by the then Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh during the UPA re
Speaking in the Lok Sabha, Shah further said that for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, women empowerment is an issue of “principles and beliefs.”
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that census and delimitation is not required for implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill and it should come into force soon after it is passed by Parliament