PM Modi urges all parties to support amendments to Women's Reservation Act, calls it collective sentiment of nation

DEHRADUN: (Apr 14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Women's Reservation Act was passed with the support of all parties after a long wait and urged them to back the amendments in laws to ensure its implementation in the 2029 elections, calling it the "collective sentiment" of the nation.

"Let all political parties come together to unanimously take forward this initiative, which concerns the rights of the sisters and daughters of the nation," he said at a public meeting here ahead of the three-day special sittings of Parliament from April 16 to consider a legislative package, including amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, to implement quota for women from the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.

In September 2023, Parliament passed the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam', commonly known as the Women's Reservation Act, that provided for the reservation of one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies.