Actresses invited to new Parliament building for publicity: Sharad Pawar-led NCP

The Sharad Pawarled faction of the Nationalist Congress Party NCP on Thursday claimed that the Union government was inviting film actresses to visit the new Parliament building only to gain publicity on the passage of the womens reservation bill reported the PTISeveral actresses including Kangana Ranaut Esha Gupta and Tamannah Bhatia have visited the new Parliament building since its inaugurationDid any of the invited actresses ever speak on the atrocities against women Where were they when women suffered in Manipur or any other place in Indiaasked Clyde Crasto spokesperson of the Sharad Pawarled NCP on XIndian film actresses are being invited by the government to Parliament to gain publicity on the passing of WomenReservationBillDid any of the invited actresses ever speak on atrocities against womenWhere were they when women suffered in Manipur or any other place in India httpstcobq0BrHk4zBmdash Clyde Crasto Clyde_Crasto September 21 2023Meanwhile Congress Rajya Sabha member Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday asked why President Droupadi Murmu a woman and the first person from the tribal community to hold the high office was not invited for the opening of the new Parliament building according to the PTIInitiating a discussion on The Constitution One Hundred and TwentyEighth Amendment Bill 2023 which seeks to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies Ranjan also questioned why it took the BJP nineandahalf years to bring the bill despite promising it in the partys election manifesto in 2014I want to ask why the president was not invited to the inauguration of the new Parliament building She is a woman and comes from a tribal community she saidStating that her party supports the bill Ranjan questioned the need to call a special session to pass it instead of during a regular session the news agency reportedLimelight lene ke aadat hai it is a habit to hog the limelight she said adding that the BJP is now trying to use women before the 2024 Lok Sabha electionsShe also questioned the government on its intentions on several issues saying it did not consult anyone before the demonetisation of highvalue currency notes and added that 155 people died during the limited window to exchange the banned notesIt did not consult anyone when the three controversial farm laws were introduced no one in government spoke when women wrestlers protested against a BJP MP over allegations of sexual harassment and two women were paraded naked in strifetorn Manipur the Congress member saidRanjan also questioned the conditions of a delimitation exercise based on census data for giving reservations to womenYou want to raise the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies and then give women reservation Why not give them a share in the present seatsShe also demanded reservations for OBCs similar to that for SCsSTsAsking why the BJP took nineandahalf years to introduce the bill she said the Congressled UPA passed a womens reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha in 2010 within a year of coming to power for the second timewith PTI inputs