New Delhi, Oct 19 (FN Agency) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that the grand old party has always stood for the women’s rights and it believes in equal rights and equal representation. ‘For women’s rights had stood before, still standing! Equal rights, equal representation!,’ the Congress leader said in a social media post. His reaction comes hours after Congress general secretary and in charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced that the party will give 40 per cent tickets to the women candidates in the upcoming UP assembly polls next year to boost women empowerment in the state.
“I wanted to give 50 per cent tickets to women but consensus was reached at 40 per cent ticket to women candidates in the upcoming UP polls. Now it will be showcased in national politics too and if other states like Punjab and others want to give it they are free to adopt this policy,” Priyanka announced in a press conference in Lucknow where the banner also read,” Ladki Hu, Larh Sakti Hu”.