End low representation of women in Parliament and legislatures: Vice-President

The Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for ending low representation of women in Parliament and legislatures and called upon all political parties to reach a consensus on providing reservation to them. Releasing a postal stamp brought out in memory of late Smt. Eashwari Bai, educationist, social reformer and a former MLA, the Vice-President paid rich tributes to her. Eashwari Bai’s contributions to the political and social spheres are truly laudable and left a deep imprint on the public mind, he added. He said that Eashwari Bai had been the voice of the people as an opposition leader. She constantly advocated the cause of Children, NGOs, Teachers, Agricultural labourers, and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, he added.