BHOPAL: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said that all parties should reach a consensus to clear the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill.
The bill seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislatures.
At a state-level convention of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) here , Naidu said, “Women are given reservation in local Government bodies. Efforts are on for women’s reservation in Parliament. I personally support it (Women Reservation Bill).”
He said, “I hope all political parties reach a consensus so that women can be given reservation in state legislatures, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. This issue should not be given a political hue,” he added.
Naidu said that when women were given reservation in panchayats, many had claimed that it was the woman’s husband who was actually ruling.
“However, a change is being witnessed. Women would soon learn to fight for their rights,” he said, noting there should be change in the law as well in the mindset.
Stressing that women’s empowerment could create a new India, he said the focus should be on the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” programme. (AGENCIES)
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