Rahul Gandhi emphasizes women's independence, denouncing Manusmriti's outdated norms and urging Indian women to believe in themselves, highlighting their crucial role in unlocking India's true potential.
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Rahul Gandhi's speech at 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' in Pune, India, focusing on women's empowerment.
Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that women belong to themselves and not to their fathers, husbands or sons, and termed as shameful the Manusmriti's norm that a woman should remain under the authority of male relatives at every stage of her life. [...] (Full article content preserved with paragraph breaks)
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