COCHIN, KERALA: The passage of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament will be Congress’s top priority if it comes to power in the general election, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today.
“The first thing we will do when we win the 2019 election is to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Parliament,” Mr Gandhi said as he addressed booth workers in Kerala’s Cochin.

The Congress President also said more women representatives will be appointed at all levels in the party. “We want to see more women in the position of leadership,” Mr Gandhi said.

In a tweet, Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor said: “Congress President @RahulGandhi begins his speech with a commitment to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill and appoint more women & youth representatives at all levels.”