Prayagraj, April 24 (HS):

Under the aegis of the Poonam Sant Mahila Evam Vikas Samiti, a massive protest

rally was held today to protest the failure to pass the Nari Shakti Vandan Act

(Women's Reservation Bill). The rally began at Dharna Square and continued to

Subhash Square, Civil Lines, Prayagraj. A large number of organization

officials, friends, women, and prominent citizens participated. During the

rally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was portrayed as Lord Ram, Home Minister

Amit Shah as Lakshman, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as

Bharat. Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mamata Banerjee, MK

Stalin, Sharad Pawar, and other opposition parties were depicted as Ravana and

their effigies were burned at Subhash Chowk.

Addressing the rally, Poonam Sant, the organization's national president, said

that the opposition's desperate efforts to thwart the Women's Reservation Bill

and its conspiracy to stall this important legislation are deeply unfortunate.

She added that opposition parties will suffer the consequences in the upcoming

elections—whether in West Bengal or Tamil Nadu. She stated unequivocally,

When women are not respected, they will be nowhere to be found. She

further stated that this bill is a historic step toward empowering women by

providing them with 33% reservation in political participation.

Following this, the organization's National Convenor, Isabel Brandesh,

highlighted the importance of the Women's Reservation Bill, saying that this

act ensures women's equal participation in decision-making processes and

further empowers their role in society. She strongly condemned the opposition's

anti-women stance.

Anurag Sant, the program coordinator for the entire event, explained in detail

the need and importance of the Women's Reservation Bill in his address. He

stated that this law will empower women in leadership and policy-making and

will play a vital role in establishing equality in society. Slogans were also raised:

“Long live women power!” “India will not tolerate the insult of women!”

Mainly National Secretary Abhishek Sant, Seema Bhartiya, Gunja Devi, Meera

Devi, Sanno Devi, Satikala, Reena Dubey, Rati Singh, Preeti Prajapati, Lalita

Agrahari, Sunita Gupta, Lakshmi Rawat, Sneha Kesarwani and many other officials

were present in the program. In the end, this rally emerged as a strong message

in support of women's respect, rights and empowerment, in which hundreds of

women participated.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi