BJP national general secretary Smriti Irani on Sunday challenged Rahul Gandhi to back the swift implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures and organise a full rendition of Vande Mataram that includes invocation of Goddess Durga at his party office.
Irani’s remarks came in response to Gandhi’s outreach to women at his ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Pune on Saturday, where the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha urged women to “smash patriarchy”, described them as the “strength of India” and spoke out against violence against women.
Irani said Gandhi should put his remarks in support of women into action by backing the “immediate implementation” of women’s reservation.
“Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi stated at an event that he supports women. Since a key Congress leader has spoken in support of women and women’s leadership, I humbly request him to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to swiftly implement the bill granting 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament,” she said.
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