Even as women are being given a seat at the table, the seat seemingly comes with its own set of terms and conditions. The varying cultural and social standards for men and women are built on the assumption that they are different and that is where our problem lies.
The passage of Nari Shaki Vandan Adhiniyam needs to be placed within the predominant political discourse that seeks to ‘respect, protect and venerate’ women, while remaining oblivious to the ways in which they are excluded from work, subjected to violence and targeted and trolled for being confident and having an opinion
President Droupadi Murmu has approved the women s reservation bill, granting 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. The bill has been officially named the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act and will come into effect at a date determined by the central government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Gujarat, stated that he does not own a house, but his government has provided millions of daughters in the country with houses. He highlighted that his government has built four crore houses for the poor and emphasized that these houses are not just a number, but a means to provide dignity to the poor.
The women of the country are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the issue of the bill and they are celebrating its passage in Parliament, the Union minister of state for housing and urban affairs said. He said the legislation will come into force in 2029 after the census and delimitation exercises are completed.