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Respect for women constitutes basics of India’s cultural legacy, says Speaker

Jammu: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday said that ‘respect for women’ is not a new thing but it forms the ‘core of the Indian cultural legacy’ and it needs to be sustained and preserved.

He said this while speaking at a felicitation function organized by Sanskar Bharti and Samooh Theatre Women’s Wing to honor and felicitate the noted Women from different fields here at KL Saigal Hall. The event was organized in connection with the International Women’s Day 2018.

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The Minister of State for Culture and Education, Priya Sethi presided over the event, while Secretary JKACL, Aziz Hajini, journalist, Sohail Kazmi, Political leader, Ravi Tickoo shared the podium.

The Speaker said “the state promotes and protects the fundamental rights of its citizens and women empowerment is on its priority list.”

He said several state and central sponsored schemes have been especially dedicated for their upliftment.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been keen for the uplift of the country’s women, which he proved by launching several women-friendly schemes including Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme” he said. “We need to share collective action and responsibility for driving gender parity” he added.

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He further said that there should be a ‘strong call’ from everyone to motivate his friends, colleagues and other male folk for advocating and promoting this campaign of gender equality.

In her address, Priya Sethi said that “women play a crucial role in the contemporary world, be it nation building, defense or running household chores. She said that women have out-shined men in every field.”

“The concept of women empowerment marks the paradigm shift in the course of development of the nation which we need to promote and strengthen further,” she added.

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