PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has said it is imperative that the 2029 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are conducted with women’s reservation in place and asked all political parties to come together in one voice to pass the amendments to the women’s reservation law. In a letter to the floor leaders of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, ahead of the three-day special sitting of Parliament, Modi also said that any society progresses only when women have the opportunity to progress, make decisions and, more importantly, to lead. He said that for India to realise its vision of becoming a developed nation, it is essential that women play a greater, active role in this journey. “After extensive deliberations, we have reached the conclusion that the time has now come to implement the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam in its true spirit across the country.

 

“It is imperative that the 2029 Lok Sabha elections and Assembly elections are conducted with women’s reservation in place,” the Prime Minister said in his letter dated April 11. Modi said implementation of the Women’s Reservation Act in 2029 will infuse new energy into India’s democratic institutions and strengthen public trust and it will also ensure greater participation and representation in governance. “I am writing this letter so that we may all come together in one voice to pass this amendment,” he said. The Nari Shakti Vanknown as the Women’s Reservation Act. The Budget Session of Parliament has been extended, and a special three-day sitting of the House has been convened on April 16 to 18. The proposed amendments to Women’s Reservation Act, if passed, will ensure an increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816, of which 273 will be reserved for women.

 

The provision to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies was brought by amending the Constitution in 2023.

 

Convene all-party meeting to discuss delimitation after April 29: Kharge to PM  

 

NEW DELHI, Apr 12 (PTI) CONGRESS president Mallikarjun Kharge has conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that it would be “impossible” to have any useful discussion on the women’s quota law without details of delimitation and other aspects, and demanded that an all-party meeting be called on the matter after the current round of State polls are over on April 29. In his letter to PM Modi, Kharge said that calling Parliament’s special sitting amid state polls reinforces the belief that the Government is hurrying the implementation of women’s reservation law for “political mileage”.

 

Kharge reiterated the demand that an all-party meeting be called to discuss the delimitation issue, which is being linked to the amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023, after April 29. Kharge’s letter came in response to a missive from the Prime Minister on the special sitting of Parliament for a discussion on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam from April 16. “I have just received your letter on the special session of Parliament for a discussion on the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam from the 16th of April,” the Leader of the Opposition said in his letter.