Rahul Gandhi Highlights Women’s Role in Nation-Building; Kiren Rijiju Reacts
New Delhi : Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi shared a video message on social media highlighting the role and importance of women in the development of the country. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has reacted to a video message shared by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi .
In the video, Rahul Gandhi said that the energy of India’s women remains “trapped” and is not being allowed to express itself or imagine freely. He stressed that no country can achieve success unless its women are able to fully express themselves and contribute to society.
“The energy of India’s women is trapped. It is not allowed to express itself. It is not allowed to imagine. For me, no country can be successful if its women are not expressing themselves.
And I think a lot of my politics, and a lot of what politics should be in this country, is… pic.twitter.com/qo3P42kurY
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 7, 2026
Rahul Gandhi said that much of his political vision, as well as what politics in India should focus on, is about making people understand that the country remains “stunted and incomplete” without the full expression and participation of women.
This seems to be a positive message from the Congress Party. There’s a visible change of heart in Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji about the Women. Now, I hope Congress Party will support the Women’s Reservation Bill unconditionally. https://t.co/nSzH2C6Orf
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) August 8, 2026
Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s post, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju described the message as positive and said it appeared to reflect a change in Rahul Gandhi’s position on women.
Rijiju added that he now hoped the Congress Party would support the Women’s Reservation Bill unconditionally.
