Rahul Gandhi pushes for Women’s Reservation Bill, India
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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday vigorously pushed for early passage of Women’s Reservation Bill as he vowed to work towards having “maximum possible” women in leadership positions, recalling that his ‘dadi’ (grandmother) Indira Gandhi was the “boss” in the Gandhi household.
Rahul raised his pitch for empowerment of women, saying India cannot become a superpower without the empowerment of the country’s 50% population.
“Empowering women is a big battle that we have to fight and win,” he said and expressed confidence that not only the Bill that seeks to provide 33% quota to women in legislature bodies will be passed but in next 5-10 years, nearly half of Congress ministers will be women.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday vigorously pushed for early passage of Women’s Reservation Bill as he vowed to work towards having “maximum possible” women in leadership positions, recalling that his ‘dadi’ (grandmother) Indira Gandhi was the “boss” in the Gandhi household.
Rahul raised his pitch for empowerment of women, saying India cannot become a superpower without the empowerment of the country’s 50% population.
“Empowering women is a big battle that we have to fight and win,” he said and expressed confidence that not only the Bill that seeks to provide 33% quota to women in legislature bodies will be passed but in next 5-10 years, nearly half of Congress ministers will be women.