Referring to the recent enactment of 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Friday noted that women's empowerment is a reflection of the development of any country and now India has moved from women empowerment to women-led development.
On September 17, the Indian flag was hoisted at the new Parliament building and the date was doubly special as it marked the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi a fitting tribute to a leader, who has played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s destiny.
Himachal Pradesh Congress on Monday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party saying that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, passed by Parliament recently, is an 'election gimmick' and questioned why the legislation is not being implemented ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Days after his party voted against the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said that the 'two' votes opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam "shocked the Parliament."
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.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in Raipur that there was happiness and excitement among women after passage of Women's Reservation Bill (Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam) in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Several political parties set aside their differences to unequivocally call the passage of the women's reservation Bill, aptly titled 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', as historic.
The BJP Mahila Morcha chief greeted the Prime Minister during a felicitation function at the party's central extension office in the national capital, a day after the historic passage of the Women's Reservation Bill, aptly titled Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, in Parliament.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the historical passage of 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and said that this will be a milestone and will have an important contribution in the history of India.
The Women's Reservation Bill which is called 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' was passed in the Rajya Sabha Thursday. While the Lok Sabha had already given its nod to the Bill on Wednesday.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda said on Friday that the Women's Reservation Bill passed in the Parliament is a historic moment and will be remembered for a long period of time.