New Delhi: Calling it unrelated to women’s empowerment, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the proposed measure is not genuinely about empowering women. Speaking during the special Parliament session on women’s reservation and delimitation, he argued that the move is aimed at reshaping India’s electoral map and described it as a “shameful act.”
He added that it is a “historical fact” how Indian society has treated Dalits, OBCs, and their women, and alleged that the proposal is an attempt to bypass the caste census. According to him, it seeks to avoid giving due power and representation to OBC communities while taking power away from them.
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