Kavitha seeks global adoption of India’s Women’s Reservation Bill
During an interaction organised by the think tank Bridge India in London, Kavitha said that with the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, women of the country will witness better days in the future.
By Newsmeter Network Published on 7 Oct 2023 10:02 AM GMT
London: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Kalvakuntla Kavitha said the Women’s Reservation Bill will inspire many women around the world to take on powerful roles and called on women across continents to mobilise around the issue.
During an interaction organised by the think tank Bridge India in London on Friday night, the BRS Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) addressed a diaspora audience at Central Hall Westminster near the Houses of Parliament on the topic of ‘Gender Equality in India’s Political Representation.’
The daughter of chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, who was virtually mobbed by the cheering diaspora crowds, highlighted the progress made in her own state that is leading the way in the representation of women in politics.
Women’s Reservation Bill to usher in better days
The Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, received the Parliamentary nod on September 21. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the bill on September 28.
Kavitha said that with the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill, women of the country will witness better days in the future. The revolutionary Women’s Reservation Bill will pave the way for more women to enter the legislature, she said.
“There are currently 78 women MPs in the Indian Parliament and the bill will increase that number to 181,” said Kavitha.
Kavitha thanked the Deve Gowda government for their efforts in 1996, Sonia Gandhi in 2010 and prime minister Narendra Modi in 2023 for bringing the Women’s Reservation Bill to the Parliament.
Telangana worked on women’s bill since state’s inception
Addressing the gathering, Kavitha highlighted the efforts of CM KCR in passing the Women’s Reservation Bill.
She said that in the first series of Assembly meetings of the newly formed Telangana State, a resolution was made to ensure that the women’s bill would be passed by the Parliament and the same was sent to the Central government.
“After that, BRS party MPs raised this issue in the Parliament on many occasions and CM KCR also wrote a letter to the prime minister. However, the lack of quota for OBC women in the bill is a cause for concern,” she said.
Kavitha said she takes pride in the fact that in Telangana about 55-57 per cent of the local body posts are occupied by women.
