On the stage, Delhi’s popular Chief Minister Smt. Rekha Gupta Ji, Union Minister Smt. Annapurna Devi Ji, Smt. Savitri Thakur Ji, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women Smt. Vijaya Rahatkar Ji.

Among you are also many senior people, Members of Parliament, Members of Legislative Assemblies, and our former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the honorable Meira Kumar Ji, who is also among us. All my respected sisters are present here, at this time the country is filled with the joy of the Baisakhi festival.

Tomorrow, the New Year will also be celebrated in different parts of the country. Today, I also pay tribute to the brave martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

Amidst these important milestones in India’s development journey, the nation is about to take one of the greatest decisions of the 21st century. I say this with full responsibility-that this is among the most significant decisions of our time.

This decision is dedicated to women’s power, to honoring women’s strength. Our Parliament is on the verge of creating new history-a history that will fulfill the aspirations of the past and realize the commitments of the future.

It is the resolve of an India that is equal, where social justice is not just a slogan but a natural part of our work culture and decision-making process.

From state assemblies to the Parliament of India, the decades-long wait is coming to an end on the 16th, 17th, and 18th. In 2023, when the new Parliament building was inaugurated, we took the first step in the form of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam.

To ensure its timely implementation and to strengthen women’s participation in our democracy, a special session of Parliament’s budget sitting is being convened from 16 April. Before that, today’s program of Nari Shakti Vandan is receiving the blessings of millions of mothers and sisters across the country.