"In Many Ways More Capable Than Men": Rahul Gandhi Hails Indian Women
NDTV
Earlier Sonia Gandhi stuck an emotive note on this topic, remembering her husband, the late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and calling today's bill the unfulfilled half of his dream.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi spoke of an "incomplete" women's reservation bill as he joined a day-long discussion of the landmark debate on the proposed law. Mr Gandhi picked up where ex-party boss Sonia Gandhi and other opposition women leaders left off and also called for reservation (within the proposed 33 per cent) for women from other backward classes, or OBCs.
The Congress leader acknowledged the bill as an "important step for the women of our country" but, like other opposition leaders, questioned provisions that mandate a delimitation and census before implementation, meaning the bill it will not come into effect before the 2029 election.
"I stand in support of the women's reservation bill. This is a very important step for the women of our country. They are as capable as any man and, in many ways, more capable. (But) there is one thing, in my view, that makes this bill incomplete. I want OBC reservation included."
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