Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:58am on 20 Sep 2023,Wednesday India
President Droupadi Murmu praised the government's introduction of a bill providing 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, calling it a "transformative revolution in our times for gender justice." She made this statement during the inauguration of the biennial conference of the national human rights institutions (NHRIs) of the Asia Pacific region. The bill, introduced in the new Parliament building, aims to increase female representation in political bodies. The conference, organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Forum (APF), is set to address various human rights issues.
