Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 -- Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced that Parliament will convene a special session on April 16 to take up the Women's Reservation Bill, while also hitting out at the Congress over the FCRA Amendment Bill.

On the Women's Reservation Bill, Rijiju said the government is committed to women's empowerment and called for political unity on the issue.

"We are convening the Parliament on 16th April. We will take up the Women's Reservation Bill then. Empowerment of women is our commitment. We must come together for the empowerment of women, not play politics," he said in an interview with ANI on the sidelines of the Kerala Assembly elections.

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