Srilanka, March 9 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said that no regressive forces should be allowed to reverse the victory achieved by Sri Lankan society with the highest representation of women in the history of Parliament.

The Prime Minister was addressing a press conference conducted by the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus in Parliament yesterday in line with International Women's Day.

She said though the highest number of female Parliamentarians in Parliament previously was 13, this time it has increased to 22, which is a victory for the entire Sri Lankan society. She said that this achievement was not a sudden occurrence but the result of a historical struggle by women in the country. This confirms the incorrectness of the p...