New Delhi, 19/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is committed to ensuring that the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ aimed at expanding women’s participation in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies becomes a law, as he urged MPs of both Houses to pass the bill unanimously.
In the first speech in the first session in the new Parliament building, Modi said that the Women’s Reservation Bill was given approval in the Cabinet meeting on Monday and asserted that this will strengthen democracy.