Ruling BJP's Modi and rival Congress' Gandhi up ante as India prepares for national election beginning April 11
to encourage increased voter participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. A high turnout augurs well for our democratic fabric.The Opposition Congress party will reserve a third of federal government jobs for women if it comes into power, its chief Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, in a sign women's rights are rising up the political agenda for next month's election.
"... Frankly, I don't see enough women in leadership positions. I don't see them leading enough companies, I don't see them leading enough states, I don't see enough of them in the Lok Sabha [lower house] and the Vidhan Sabhas [state assemblies]," Gandhi said in the southern city of Chennai, referring to India's lower house of parliament and state legislatures.
The bill, which reserves 33 percent of the seats in national and state assemblies for women, has been on hold for two decades despite being championed by Congress and the BJP at different points.
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