'Reservation gives women confidence to enter politics'
India, Aug. 16 -- Women need to be given confidence that they too can contest elections and win, said Jayant Chaudhary, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, responding to a question on increasing women's representation in politics. Speaking at NewsX's We Women Want Conclave, Chaudhary shared his personal experience as president of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). He said, " About two election cycles ago, I grandiosely announced that I will give 33 percent tickets to women. I couldn't find female candidates to contest the election." Sharing his views amid rising debate on need for reservation for women in Parliament, he further said that India is not able to mobilise women in ...
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