BJP not anti-women: Sushma Swaraj

Ahmedabad Oct 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday slammed the opposition for terming the BJP an "anti-women party" and said there are six women Cabinet Ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government.

Modi s cabinet has six women ministers including two in the powerful Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Swaraj said while speaking at a Mahila Town Hall here.

Earlier "no woman was ever a member of the CCS" Swaraj said adding that two of the four CCS members at present are women.

"Rivals call the Bharatiya Janata Party an anti-women party but it gave four women Chief Ministers and four women Governors as well " said Swaraj.

She said the BJP is far ahead in political empowerment of women.

"The party is making every effort to resolve issues related to women s safety empowerment and self-reliance " she said.

Apart from Sushma Swaraj Nirmala Sitharaman Uma Bharti Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Smriti Irani are Ministers of Cabinet rank.

--IANS
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