'Historic': Women MPs set aside political differences to hail passage of reservation bill, thank PM Modi
The Parliament on Thursday passed a historic bill that will reserve one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. Several women from different political parties put aside their differences to unequivocally describe the passage of the Women's Reservation Bill as "historic." As the women's reservation bill cleared its final legislative hurdle at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Union Minister Smriti Irani hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the legislative feat only goes to show that "Modi hai toh mumkin hai" is not a mere saying. "We have often come across the saying Modi hai toh mumkin hai. Today, the PM has again proved that these aren't hollow words," she told to news agency ANI. BJP MP Diya Kumari also thanked Prime Minister Modi, saying, "Women are celebrating today. We are very happy with the passage of this bill. PM Modi has finally made this dream come true. This piece of legislation was the need of the