Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Women’s Reservation and Delimitation Bills in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, April 16. He said the three bills, introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, and the women’s quota bill would not discriminate or do any injustice. He assured that the bills would not benefit any political party. “If you oppose me, I will get political benefit, but if you encourage the use, no one will benefit,” PM Modi said.
The Prime Minister also lashed out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and even mocked the DMK for his black-clad protest and thanked them for warding off the evil eye of ‘Kala Tika’ on currency notes.
Prime Minister Modi’s speech in the Lok Sabha came after Union Law Minister Arjun Meghwal introduced three bills – Constitutional (131st Amendment); the Delimitation and Union Territories (Amendment) Bill to implement the proposed amended Women’s Quota Act in the Union Territories of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir – in Parliament, leading to an uproar.
PM Modi Speech in Lok Sabha Highlights: Here are 10 key takeaways from the Prime Minister’s speech
3:43 p.m.: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Dharmendra ji, I am very grateful to you for identifying me. Akhilesh is my friend; sometimes he helps me. It is true that I come from the most backward community, but it is my responsibility to take all sections of society with me…”
3:34 p.m.: “If you oppose me, I will gain political benefit, but if you support us, no one will benefit,” he said.
3:33 p.m.: PM Modi says: “In the 21st century, India is moving forward with a new confidence. Today we all feel that India is accepted in the world. It is a moment of pride for all of us. I believe that ‘Viksit Bharat’ does not mean only railways, roads, infrastructure or economic or progressive figures. We are not people with such a limited vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ where Viksit Bharat politics are made. The mantra is ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.’ The need of the hour is to make 50% of the country’s population part of the policy making…”
3:31 p.m.: PM offers a guarantee — the quota for women will not do injustice, will not discriminate, there will be no change
3:30 p.m.: “I want to give a friendly advice to those who are trying to politicize this, the women of the country have not forgiven anyone who opposed this bill,” he said.
3:24 p.m.: In his Lok Sabha speech on reservation and delimitation of women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “I said at the outset that we are all fortunate to have the opportunity to participate in such an important nation-building process involving half the country’s population…”
“We MPs must not miss this important opportunity. We Indians will together give a new direction to the country. We will make meaningful efforts to imbue our system of governance with sensitivity. This will not only shape the politics of the nation but also determine the direction and state of the country…,” the Prime Minister said.
3:20 p.m.: “There is no need to give a political color to the issue of reservation for women in legislatures,” says Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
3:19 p.m.: “Developed India does not only mean good infrastructure but women’s participation in politics. Those who oppose the Women’s Quota Act will pay the price for a long time,” PM Modi said, adding, “Let’s all MPs not miss this important opportunity to give reservation to women.”
3:17 p.m.: Highlighting the growing “political leadership of women” at the grassroots level, Prime Minister Modi said the Women’s Reservation Act was important for every political party to succeed in the future.
3:15 p.m.: PM says: “The need was that when this idea was first conceived 25-30 years ago and the need was felt, we should have implemented it and today we have brought it to a mature stage. It is also improved from time to time as per the need and that is the beauty of democracy. Ours is the Mother of Democracy. Our democracy has been the path of development for thousands of years and we all had this path of development in this house a new dimension…”
3:13 p.m.: PM Modi says women’s reservation bill ‘not in favor of one party’
3:12 p.m.: Whoever was against the rights given to women, women dealt with them very forcefully: PM Modi
3:11 p.m.: On India’s development journey, MPs have an opportunity to involve women in decision-making: PM Modi on women’s quota bill.
3:03 p.m.: PM Modi arrived in Lok Sabha.
2:44 p.m.: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Lok Sabha today around 3:00 pm during the three-day special session of Parliament on women’s reservation and delimitation
