Modi government is adamant in favor of women power… Finance Minister Suresh Khanna made a sharp attack on the opposition in support of women’s reservation.

Shiv Shankar Savita- Political rhetoric regarding Nari Shakti Vandan Bill has intensified in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna strongly attacked the opposition parties in a press conference. He alleged that Congress, Samajwadi Party and Trinamool Congress have done injustice to the women of the country by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill. During the press conference, Khanna said that the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill is a historic step towards politically empowering the women of the country, but the opposition parties tried to stop it. He said that it is very unfortunate that when it comes to giving women their rights, the opposition starts playing politics.

Citing the statements of the Home Minister, he talked about increasing the seats by 50 percent.

Quoting Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement, Khanna said that the government had already made it clear that the seats would be increased by 50 percent to increase the participation of women. Despite this, the opposition tried to weaken the bill by raising unnecessary issues. He said that there is no provision for reservation on the basis of community anywhere in the Constitution, but Samajwadi Party is continuously trying to divert attention by raising the issue of Muslim women. According to Khanna, this is just an attempt to take political advantage, whereas the aim of the government is to provide equal opportunities to all women.

Had the bill been passed, women’s participation would have increased in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections – Suresh Khanna.

The Finance Minister also said that if this bill was passed, women’s participation in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections would have increased to a historic level. He also cornered the opposition on the issue of delimitation and said that the government is not against delimitation, but this process has been done many times before and is necessary to strengthen democracy. Khanna alleged that Congress had stopped women’s reservation for a long time citing technical reasons. He said that this is not the first time that this bill has been stopped, till now it has been introduced nine times, but every time it could not be passed because of Congress.

There was a wave of happiness between SP and Congress due to the bill not being passed – Suresh Khanna

He also claimed that when this bill could not be passed in the Parliament, an atmosphere of happiness was seen among the leaders of Congress and SP, which clearly shows their intentions. According to Khanna, the opposition is not serious about women’s rights and it will have to face the anger of women in the coming times. In the end he said that the central government under the leadership of Narendra Modi will continue to fight strongly for women’s rights and empowerment. He assured that the government will continue such efforts in the future also, so that the women of the country can achieve equal participation in politics.