PM vows in Varanasi to ensure women get representation in legislatures

PM seeks support from women during the Mahila Sammelan, in Varanasi. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP), TMC and DMK on Tuesday for stalling the women's reservation bill in Parliament and assured women that he will leave no stone unturned to ensure that their right to reservation in legislative bodies is implemented.

Addressing a women's conference in his Lok Sabha constituency here in Uttar Pradesh, Modi said, "I have come to this programme to seek blessings from all women for the beginning of a maha yagya.

"As the parliamentarian from Kashi, as the prime minister of the country, I need your blessings to achieve a major goal in the national interest implementing reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies," he said.

Modi said just a few days ago, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) efforts in Parliament were unsuccessful due to parties like the SP and the Congress. "I once again assure all my sisters that I will leave no stone unturned to ensure that your right to reservation is implemented," he added.

The prime minister hit out at the SP, saying it was "difficult for daughters to come out of their houses" during the party's rule in Uttar Pradesh.

He said "pariwarwadi" (dynastic) parties like the Congress, SP, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and DMK have "betrayed women" once again. "These pariwarwadi parties do not want daughters to reach the Assembly or the Lok Sabha. These parties have put brakes on women's reservation for the last 40 years," Modi said.

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