Women’s reservation bill: BRS MLC Kavitha ends hunger strike

Hyderabad: Concluding the six-hour strike in support of the Women’s Reservation Bill, BRS MLC K Kavitha on Friday said that she will approach the President of India in regard to the Bill passage in the upcoming parliament sessions.
Also Read Sonia, Sushma, Brinda ran movement: Kavitha on Women Reservation Bill She said that signatures were collected in support of the bill from various political party representatives and organisations. “We will take signatures collected in support of the bill to the President. I request madam President to take up this issue,” she said.
Kavitha said that the issue of the Women’s Reservation Bill does not pertain to only one person or one state and that it is the whole country’s issue.
“How can India grow if one-half of its population is kept outside? How can a bird fly with one wing? Both men and women need equal representation,” she said.
“I feel elated to have an opportunity to take this movement forward. I promise the women of India that we will continue this protest until the bill is introduced and passed,” she said, adding today’s hunger strike is just the beginning and the protest will continue across the country.
Kavitha further said it is a historic moment to have a full majority government at the Centre. “We demand that the BJP government introduces this bill, we will bring all the political parties together and will try supporting you in Parliament,” she added.