‘Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai’: Smriti Irani After Women’s Quota Bill Clears Parliament

Union Minister Smriti Irani heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the historic passage of the women’s reservation Bill in Parliament on Thursday.

Irani said the legislative feat shows that “Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai” (Nothing is impossible when PM Modi is there) is not a mere saying.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday after the long-desired piece of legislation finally saw the light of day, Irani, the Union Women and Child Development Minister, said, “We have often come across the saying Modi hai toh mumkin hai. Today, the PM has again proved that these aren’t hollow words.”

The Women’s Reservation Bill, which cleared its final legislative hurdle at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, guarantees 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha as well as the state legislative assemblies.

A day after it was cleared in the Lok Sabha, the Upper House on Thursday passed the women’s reservation bill, aptly titled Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, unanimously with 214 members voting in support and none against.

The bill will be forwarded to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, for her assent, after which it will become law. On Wednesday, the landmark legislation, pending for 27 years, received overwhelming support during the ongoing special session of Parliament, garnering 454 votes in its favour.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address in Rajya Sabha, said, “This bill will lead to a new confidence in the people of the country. All members and political parties have played a significant role in empowering women and enhancing ‘Nari Shakti’. Let us give the country a strong message.”