Women’s Reservation Bill: PM Modi receives rousing welcome at BJP headquarters

Update (September 22, 11:08 am): Women felicitates Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP Headquarters in Delhi; PM bows before them to pay them respect.

After passing the Women Reservation Bill in both the houses of Parliament on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive a rousing welcome at the BJP headquarters in the national capital on Friday. According to the sources, PM Modi will be received by Mahila Morcha members and workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Delhi headquarters.

Women’s Reservation Bill which cleared its final legislative hurdle at the Rajya Sabha guarantees 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies.

Meanwhile, Celebrations by BJP workers and others outside BJP Headquarters are on, following the passing of the Women’s Reservation Bill. While speaking to media persons, one of a woman says, “The Bill was awaited for 27 years…A historic era has begun. The Bill was passed in a golden era. It is a big day for women…”

“Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai not a mere saying”: Smriti Irani hails passage of women’s quota Bill

Heaping praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the historic passage of the women’s reservation Bill in Parliament on Thursday, Union Minister Smriti Irani said the legislative feat only goes to show that “Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai” (Nothing is impossible when PM Modi is there) is not a mere saying.

Meanwhile, several other ministers and Union Minister Anurag Thakur also hailed the decision.