As per report West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that she will lead a padayatra (Rally) in Kolkata on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Friday. Meanwhile the rally started at Shraddhananda Park at 12 noon on Friday and it will conclude at near Esplanade.
Furthermore the purpose of this rally is to create a "new India, united India and strong India", the posters of the rally read. Reportedly she also expressed pride in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for having 35 percent women MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha even as the Women's Reservation Bill was yet to be passed in Parliament.
Further describing women as the "backbone" of Indian society, Banerjee congratulated women across the world on this day. Emphasizing that her government is committed to the empowerment of women, the chief minister said the state government has recently launched 'Swasthya Sathi' health insurance smart cards for them. Apparently Banerjee, who has been the prime mover of an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front, had organized a mega Opposition rally here on 19 January, during which she had given a call to oust the Modi government.
