Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer receives a memento from legislative meeting Speaker C. Ayyanna Patrudu, within the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, on the closing ceremony of the two-day nationwide convention of parliamentary and legislative committees on ladies’s empowerment in Tirupati on Monday | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Governor S. Abdul Nazeer described ladies’s empowerment as greater than only a symbolic phrase—it’s a promise to unshackle society, paving the best way for an equal and consultant democracy that integrates all residents into the mainstream.

Speaking on the closing ceremony of the two-day nationwide convention on parliamentary and legislative committees on ‘Women’s Empowerment,’ which concluded right here on Monday, he recalled the excessive regard for ladies in the course of the Vedic interval and subsequent eras in historic India. “Opportunities for ladies in religious, literary, and mental domains had been immense,” he mentioned, studying out a verse to underline that disrespect and harassment of ladies can value society dearly.

From the abolition of the Dasi system to reservations in Parliament, ladies’s empowerment has progressed by means of a number of phases over the many years, Mr. Nazeer famous. He additionally expressed concern that girls’s illustration within the Lok Sabha hovers round simply 14%, far under the worldwide common of 26.5%, regardless of provisions for 33% reservation in Parliament and legislatures.

Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Okay. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, careworn the necessity for the nation to enhance its world rating on ladies’s empowerment. He additionally praised the State and district administration for the wonderful dinner preparations on Monday at Chandragiri Fort.

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Several delegates took time to seize selfies with superstar MPs and MLAs. Rajya Sabha member and philanthropist Sudha Murty was significantly surrounded by guests, particularly college students, looking forward to {a photograph}.

Beyond the formal itinerary, the two-day occasion supplied delegates alternatives to interact with native tradition, together with temple visits, regional cuisines, materials, and artwork varieties. Chandragiri MLA Pulivarthi Nani hosted the dinner on the historic Chandragiri Fort, whereas Srikalahasti MLA Bojjala Venkata Sudheer Reddy organized darshan on the famed Srikalahastheeswara Swamy Devasthanam, recognized for the ‘Rahu Ketu Puja,’ and launched the delegates to the distinctive ‘Srikalahasti Kalamkari portray.’

Published – September 16, 2025 06:30 am IST