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SPECIAL | Address to Nation

An Opportunity Lost: Failing to Stand with Women: Person-
ally, I had hoped that Congress would correct its decades-old
mistake. Congress would repent for its sins. But Congress
lost the opportunity to create history, to stand in favour of Blessing of 100% Nari Shakti
women. Congress has already lost its existence in most parts Today, even though we did not get the required
of the country. Congress is surviving like a parasite, riding 66 percent votes to pass the bill, I know that 100
on the back of regional parties. But Congress does not even percent of the women’s power of the country has
want regional parties to grow stronger, so Congress con- blessed us. I assure every woman of the country: we
spired politically to push the future of many regional parties will remove every obstacle in the path of women’s
into darkness by making them oppose this amendment. reservation. Our courage is high, our determination
unbreakable, and our resolve unwavering.
Fear in Family-orientated Parties: One big reason for
the opposition to the Nari Shakti Vandan Act is the fear of
these family-orientated parties. They fear that if women opposes that too. At the very mention of reform, Congress
become empowered, then the leadership of these fam- runs with placards of protest. Any work that strengthens the
ily-orientated parties will be in danger. They will never country, Congress puts all its strength into creating obstacles
want women outside their families to move forward. These to it. Congress opposes One Nation One Election. Congress
family-orientated parties feel insecure. After delimitation, opposes driving out infiltrators from the country. Congress
there will be many more seats for women, women’s stature opposes purification of the voter list, SIR. Congress opposes
will increase, and that is why these people opposed the reforms in the Waqf board. Congress even opposed the CAA
Nari Shakti Vandan amendment. The women’s power of the law that gave security to refugees. By lying and spreading
country will never forgive Congress and its allies for this sin. rumours, it created a storm in the country. Congress ob-
structs the country’s efforts to end Maoist–Naxalite violence.
Misinformation Spread Regarding Delimitation: Con- Congress has had only one pattern: whenever a reform
gress and its allied parties are continuously, continuously comes, lie and spread confusion. History is witness; Congress
lying about delimitation. They want to ignite the fire of di- has always chosen this negative path.
vision under this pretext. Because “divide and rule” politics
is something Congress inherited from the British. And Con- Their mindset has been one of ‘Delaying, Misleading,
gress is still running on that same path today. Congress has and Stalling: Whatever decision is necessary for the
always fuelled sentiments that create rifts in the country. country, Congress sweeps it under the carpet. Because of
Therefore, this lie was spread that delimitation would this attitude of Congress, India has not reached the heights
harm some states! Whereas the government has made it of development it deserves. At the time of independence,
clear from the very first day that neither the proportion many other countries were freed along with us. Most of
of participation of any state will change, nor will anyone’s those countries went far ahead of us, and the reason was
representation be reduced. In fact, the seats of all states that Congress kept blocking every reform. Delay, diversion,
will increase in equal proportion. obstruction – this was Congress’s principle; this was Con-
gress’s work culture. Congress delayed border disputes
Negative Politics: By opposing women’s reservation, with neighbouring countries. Congress delayed water-shar-
Congress has once again proved one thing. Congress is an ing disputes with Pakistan. Congress delayed the decision
anti-reform party. For a developed India in the 21st century, on OBC reservation for 40 years. Congress delayed the One
whatever decisions or whatever reforms are necessary, Rank One Pension for soldiers for 40 years.
whatever decisions the country takes, Congress opposes
them, rejects them, and obstructs them. This is the history We Will Fulfil the Pledge of Women’s Reservation: The
of Congress, and this is Congress’s negative politics. parties opposing women’s reservation will never be able
to stop the women power of this country from increasing
The Opposition’s sole policy is to oppose every reform: their participation in Parliament and legislative assemblies.
This is the same Congress that opposed the trinity of Jan It is only a matter of time. Our resolve for the empower-
Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile. Congress opposed digital payments. ment of women power is intact. Yesterday we did not have
Congress opposed GST. Congress opposed reservation for the numbers, but that does not mean we lost. Our inner
the poor in the general category. Congress opposed the strength is invincible. Our effort will not stop; our effort will
law against triple talaq. Congress opposed the removal of not pause. We will have more opportunities ahead. For the
Article 370. Our Constitution and our courts have said that dreams of half the population, for the future of the country,
the Uniform Civil Code, UCC, is necessary, but Congress
we must fulfil this resolve. n
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