New Delhi, April 12 -- On a day celebrating fitness and national progress, 2014 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Pinki Jangra threw her weight behind the government's latest push for the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, framing it as a knockout blow for gender inequality.

Speaking on the sidelines of the "Fit India Sundays on Cycle" event, the veteran boxer linked India's soaring success in the ring to the potential of women in Parliament, asserting that "equality and opportunity" are the twin engines of national empowerment.

"It has always been about equality. Now we see in many fields that women are being brought forward a lot. That is good for all the women because they are getting encouragement, and they are getting chances. Obviousl...