Bhubaneswar, April 30 -- Olympian sprinter Dutee Chand has called for stronger support and greater representation of women in politics, saying that they continue to remain underrepresented in legislatures despite progress in other fields.

Speaking with ANI, Chand referred to a special session of the Odisha Assembly focused on women's reservation and stressed the need for increased participation of women in political decision-making.

"A special session of the Odisha Assembly was held on women's reservation... Women should get support in every field. Women are progressing in every field today, but in politics, women do not get the support they should get," she said.

She further highlighted the low representation of women in elected bodie...