India, Sept. 15 -- The women's reservation law will create a new generation of leaders who will shape policies and usher in progress and determine the future of India, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday.
Inaugurating the first national conference of parliamentary and legislative committees on empowerment of women, Birla also made a strong pitch for achieving 100 per cent literacy among girl students, saying India can emerge as a developed nation only when its daughters are educated and self-reliant.
"The next chapter of India's story will, without doubt, be written by its empowered women," Birla said.
The two-day conference, organised by the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, was attended by representatives from 20 states, Rajya Sabha Deput...