Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 11: The exclusion of women journalists from a Taliban press conference in New Delhi on Saturday sparked sharp criticism from opposition leaders, who directly questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to women’s rights.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi condemned the move, saying, “Mr. Modi, when you allow the exclusion of women journalists from a public forum, you are telling every woman in India that you are too weak to stand up for them.” He added that women in India have the right to equal participation in all spaces, and the government’s silence exposes the emptiness of its slogans on Nari Shakti.

Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi demanded clarification from the prime minister, asking why Indian women journalists were barred and

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