PM Modi urges Lok Sabha to pass women’s reservation bill, calls it historic opportunity for Nari Shakti on Thursday addressed the Lok Sabha, describing the debate on the women’s reservation bill as a historic opportunity to empower Nari Shakti and strengthen India’s democracy.

Acknowledging that the discussion had begun early in the morning, the Prime Minister noted that many members had effectively raised important issues based on facts and logic. He said crucial moments in a nation’s life are defined by the societal mindset and leadership of the time, and the current juncture in India’s parliamentary democracy was one such historic moment.

PM Modi remarked that the idea should have been implemented 25 to 30 years ago so that it could have matured by now. Highlighting India’s identity as the Mother of Democracy, he said all members of the House had received an auspicious opportunity to add a new reformative dimension to a millennia-old legacy.

“Making half of the country’s population active participants in policy-making is an incredible privilege,” the Prime Minister said, urging MPs not to let this vital opportunity slip away. He added that all Indians were preparing to infuse the governance system with deep sensitivity to shape the nation’s future. “We stand at such a crucial turning point where the nectar emerging from this churning will decide the nation’s direction,” he observed.

Referring to India’s new self-confidence in the 21st century and its growing global acceptance, PM Modi said the vision of a developed India (Viksit Bharat) required meaningful integration of the ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ mantra into policy-making.