Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Monday said that the day is not far away when women will get proper representation in Parliament and legislative assemblies through a constitutional amendment. Dhankar, who attended a dialogue program on the topic of "Women's Participation in Nation Building" with the students of the Maharani Mahavidyalaya, affiliated with the Rajasthan University, Jaipur, interacted with the female students and hailed the achievements of women in every field. Dhankhar expressed hope that a change to the Constitution will soon provide women with equal participation in Parliament and legislative assemblies. He asserted that if women get this reservation soon, India will become a world power before 2047. Sky is the limit for women as they are creating new models of success in every field, including administration, the Army and the corporate world, he said, asking the women 'not to copy men' as they are not better than women'. He advised the female students to 'be original'. The vice president then gave three mantras to the female students-never get stressed as nothing is achieved by that, never be afraid of failure and if a good idea comes to your mind, implement it on the ground. Dhankar further said that educating a boy benefits only one family, while educating a girl benefits multiple families. In response to a question asked by a student on women's safety, Dhankar said it is not only the work of the government machinery but the society, individuals and institutions will have to make joint efforts to create a safe environment for women. The vice president said he derived all his strength from his maternal grandmother, paternal grandmother, mother and wife. "There were many ups and downs in my five-decade-long public life, but these women stood behind me as firm as a rock," he added. Highlighting the change in the attitude towards women in the country, Dhankhar said he has promoted the gender-neutral word "chairperson" in the Rajya Sabha instead of "chairman". He said the "Panel of Vice-Chairman" is now called the "Panel of Vice-Chairperson". "For the first time, I have appointed 50 per cent women in the panel of the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha and their performance has been excellent," he added.
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