‘Women of India Will Never Forgive Those Who Oppose Reservation’: PM Modi’s Stern Warning in Lok Sabha

BuzzBytes News Desk
New Delhi, Apr 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday issued a stern warning to those opposing the women’s quota law, asserting that the women of the country will never forgive them, while guaranteeing that no state — north or south, big or small — will face any discrimination in the delimitation exercise linked to the implementation of the landmark legislation.
Intervening in the debate in Lok Sabha on the three bills for amendment of the women’s quota law and setting up a delimitation commission, Modi made it clear that the proportion of Lok Sabha seats in any state will not come down as a result of the delimitation exercise. “There will be no change in that proportion either, and the increase will also be in the same proportion,” he said.
“Those who had opposed giving this right to women in the past have not been forgiven by the women of this country — they have faced the consequences. Today, I appeal to you: do not weigh this on political scales. This is a decision in the national interest. If there is any flaw in our intent, the women of this country will never forgive,” the Prime Minister warned.
Modi said the ruling dispensation does not want credit for the implementation of the women’s reservation law in 2029 and offered to give credit to the opposition. “We don’t want credit. If you want me to use the word ‘guarantee’, I use the word ‘guarantee’. Because if the intention is clear, there is no need to play games with words,” he said.
Allaying fears of some states over the delimitation exercise, particularly those from southern and eastern regions, the Prime Minister said, “I want to say from this House today with a great sense of responsibility that whether it is the south, the north, the east, the west, small states or big states, this decision-making process will not discriminate against any state or do injustice to anyone.”
According to the proposal, the strength of Lok Sabha will be increased to 815, of which 272 seats will be reserved for women — a total of 33 per cent.