New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused opposition parties of blocking the women\u2019s reservation bill in Parliament, saying their actions had \u201ccrushed the dreams of women.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing the nation a day after the bill\u2019s defeat in the Lok Sabha, Modi said parties like Congress, DMK, TMC and the Samajwadi Party indulged in politics for their own benefit, hurting the cause of women\u2019s empowerment.<\/p>\n
He alleged that these parties prevented the implementation of 33% reservation for women in legislative assemblies, despite the government\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI apologise to all the women of the country,\u201d Modi said, adding that those opposing the Nari Shakti Vandan Act have underestimated the power of women.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister asserted that the government remains committed to women\u2019s empowerment and will continue efforts to ensure adequate representation for women in legislatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused opposition parties of blocking the women\u2019s reservation bill in Parliament, saying their actions had \u201ccrushed the dreams of women.\u201d Addressing the nation a day after the bill\u2019s defeat in the Lok Sabha, Modi said parties like Congress, DMK, TMC and the Samajwadi Party indulged in politics […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,37,21],"tags":[14480,14479,14478,11495],"class_list":["post-63884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-national","category-political-news","tag-apologises-to-women","tag-for-womens-quota-bill-failure","tag-pm-modi-blames-opposition","tag-prime-minister"],"yoast_head":"\n