Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that new paths for development will open with the Women's Reservation Bill that was passed amid the Parliament's Special Session. He also stated that the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam is a "visionary bill". According to PM Modi, the legislation will be strengthened when opportunities for women increase. "We need to create a society where women don't require anyone's help to move forward," he highlighted.
Addressing an all-women public meeting in Varanasi, PM Narendra Modi said, "The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Bill) has increased the excitement for Navrati, it will pave new ways of development for women."
"Women's leadership may be a modern approach for the rest of the world, but we are people who worship Goddess Parvati and Mother Ganga before Lord Shiva... Varanasi is the birthplace of warriors like Rani Lakshmi Bai... From Rani Lakshmi Bai in the independence struggle to women in Chandrayaan-3, we have proven in every era what women's leadership is," he added.
"The Women's Reservation Bill was stalled for three decades, but this time, many parties who always opposed the Bill, supported it in both Houses because of you (women)," the Prime Minister remarked, adding "Women's Reservation Bill passed with record votes and your MP from Varanasi had the fortune to do it."
Highlighting his government's achievements, PM Modi said that during the BJP rule, 75000 'pakka' houses were given under PM Awas Yojana in Varanasi.
"Most of these houses are registered under the names of women... We had a culture of getting property in the name of the men... But BJP started a tradition of registering property under the name of the women... In Kashi, thousands of women have their own homes. This has increased their respect in society... From sports to flying a Rafale, our daughters are doing wonders," he mentioned.
At an event in Varanasi, PM Modi also inaugurated 16 schools under the Atal Awasiya Vidyalaya Yojana in 18 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier in the day, he laid the foundation stone for an international sports stadium in a mega-event attended by cricketing legends Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dilip Vengsarkar among others.
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