India, April 15 -- Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a landmark reform to mainstream women's political participation, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) has called for a parallel national discourse on ensuring political representation for persons with disabilities.

As Parliament convenes from April 16-18 to deliberate on the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, which proposes 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, along with an expansion of seats, NCPEDP has termed this a historic opportunity to address the long-standing underrepresentation of persons with disabilities in legislative bodies.

In this regard, NCPEDP has written to the President o...