Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said something really important about a new law called the Women’s Reservation Bill. He thinks this law is not just ordinary but a big deal for India’s democracy.
He spoke at an event in New Delhi called Nari Shakti Vandan-Abhinandan Karyakram and congratulated all the women in India for this law passing in Parliament. He believes that this law will be remembered by future generations.
He also thanked everyone in Parliament, from different political parties, for coming together and passing this special law. Before this, no one really tried hard enough to make it happen, according to the Prime Minister. He thinks this law shows that a strong and clear government is needed to move the country forward.
Mr. Modi also said that to pass this law, the government had to overcome some old problems. But with good intentions and being honest, they could make good things happen.
He also talked about some other things the government is doing to help women. For example, there’s a program called Matru Vandana Yojana that gives money directly to the bank accounts of pregnant and nursing mothers. The government is also working to make sure fewer mothers die during childbirth and improving the number of girls born compared to boys.
The head of the BJP, JP Nadda, said that these decisions to help women will change India for the better. The Parliament has passed a law called the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2023, which says that one-third of the seats in the Lok Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the Delhi Assembly must be reserved for women.