Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Former minister, BJP spokesperson and Prabhari BJP Mahila Morcha, Priya Sethi today said that Modi Government is committed to empowering women and securing the future of children and the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A was one major step in this direction.
“BJP Government at Centre led by Narendra Modi has always given priority to women empowerment and for that various welfare measures and schemes for women folk have been launched by the Modi Government like ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, Sukanya Samriddh Account, amendments in Maternity Act, abrogation of Article 35A, Poshan Maah (month) for ensuring a nutritious India, stringent POCSO law etc,” Priya Sethi said while inaugurating the lifestyle exhibition on occasion of Karwa Chauth by Zone-by the Park at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
The former minister accompanied by a number of ladies paid visit to each and every stall and lauded the efforts of organizer Divya Abrol to make it one stop shop for the ladies to fulfill all their needs during the festive seasons. The exhibition is consisting of 40 stalls and all are managed by talented women entrepreneurs where hand-made and hand crafted things are on display.
Sethi said that for women empowerment financial independence is necessary and women are enterprising, they don’t need to be taught, only need to be given opportunities to perform. She said that after abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, women will enjoy full rights and it will end gender discrimination.
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