New Delhi, Apr 15:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Women’s Reservation Act was passed with the support of all parties after a long wait and urged them to back the amendments in laws to ensure its implementation in the 2029 elections, calling it the “collective sentiment” of the nation.
“Let all political parties come together to unanimously take forward this initiative, which concerns the rights of the sisters and daughters of the nation,” he said at a public meeting here ahead of the three-day special sittings of Parliament from April 16 to consider a legislative package, including amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, to implement quota for women from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.
In September 2023, Parliament passed the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’, commonly known as the Women’s Reservation Act, that provided for the reservation of one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies.
PM Modi said that women have a pivotal role to play in the making of a developed India and asserted that Indian democracy will become stronger and more vibrant if elections to the Lok Sabha and various assemblies in 2029 are held with women’s quota fully in place.
“Today, from Devbhumi (Uttarakhand), I once again appeal to all political parties across the country to extend their full support to the amendment of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’. In 2029, we will ensure that 50 per cent of our country’s population receives their rightful due,” Modi said.
He observed that all political parties had come forward to extend their support to this landmark Act which was passed after a wait of four decades.
There should be no further delay in delivering this rightful entitlement to women, and the Act should be fully implemented starting with the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for 2029, Modi said.
“This reflects the collective sentiment of the nation. It is the cherished wish of every sister and daughter across the country,” the prime minister said at the public meeting after the inauguration of the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor.