The “positive outlook” shown by the political parties will infuse a new energy in the women of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, as he made a special intervention towards the end of a marathon discussion on the women’s reservation bill.

The prime minister also said that the fruitful discussion on the women’s reservation bill in both Houses will create a “new self-confidence” in the people of the country.

“For two days, detailed discussion has taken place on a very important bill. About 132 lawmakers in both Houses had a very fruitful discussion. In future too, every word spoken in this debate will help us in our journey,” Modi said. “This new spirit which has been formed today, it will instil a new confidence among the people.”

Modi appealed to the lawmakers to pass the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, 2023 with consensus after all parties assured support for the bill, even as many leaders demanded its quicker implementation and a quota for women from Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities.