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Ramayan’ actor Dipika Chikhlia backed the Women’s Reservation Bill, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the initiative aimed at empowering women in India.
“All I can say is that it is very good because, you know, we are 50 per cent of our population. Women are 50 per cent of population and I don’t see really anything wrong in trying to help and support and, you know, bring them up in the society,” Chikhlia said.
She emphasised the need for the bill, noting the divide between urban and rural India. “There is a certain percentage of people, women who are very educated, they’re doing very well, but there’s still, you know, there are two kinds of India. So, one where the women are, you know, excelling themselves everywhere, but they’re still in the three tiers and the villages, women are still not up to where they should be.”
The government is planning to bring an amendment bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 from 543 seats. The idea is to have at least 273 seats reserved for women. According to sources, the key agenda may include amendments to the 2023 Nari Shakti Vandan Act and the introduction of the Delimitation Commission Bill.Currently, the Lok Sabha has 543 seats. With a proposed 50 per cent increase, the number of seats will rise to 816, with 273 reserved for women.
Chiklia praised PM Modi’s initiative as a step toward inclusive representation. “I think Modiji is supporting a bill like this as a, for a reservation. It’s primarily because I think women also need to come out more in the open and I think it is very necessary for women to stand up and I think this is a complete support to womanhood,” she added.-TIN Bureau