PM Modi urges political parties to back women’s quota; Congress asks, ‘Who stopped you?’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged political parties to support 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies during his Independence Day speech. He emphasized the importance of women's representation, citing the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam. The Congress party questioned the NDA's failure to implement this policy in the past 12 years, challenging Modi's call to action.