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Women can protect themselves if they have rights: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today sought the views of women from diverse groups for the Congress manifesto and said empowering the fair sex is a "big battle" that the party will have to fight and

PTI Published : Jan 21, 2014 10:39 IST, Updated : Jan 21, 2014 10:40 IST
Noting that there is no difference in the capacity of a man and woman, he sad, "Women do not need any protection. If you give them their rights, they can protect themselves."

"Women's Reservation Bill is in Parliament. I assure that we will not let it go. We have to do this 33 percent reservation women in Parliament and Assemblies. Political parties also have a responsibility," he added.

Gandhi said unless the bill was passed it will not be possible to empower women in all spheres.
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