The newly inducted DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday met Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi and demanded that a special session of Parliament be convened to discuss issues pertaining to women's safety after Delhi Government's one day special session on women security.
Gandhi welcomed the idea and pledged her support for the cause, Maliwal said. "Our agenda of meeting Maneka Gandhi was that a special session of Parliament should be convened to discuss issues pertaining to women safety. "She said that she will push the idea ahead and pledged support to the Commission," Maliwal said after the meeting.
The newly appointed DCW chief said that both of them (she and Gandhi) had a holistic discussion on issues faced by women in the national Capital, GB road, Delhi's largest redlight area. Gandhi also promised monetary help to DCW in case of any fund crunch. The two also held discussions on one-stop centres.
"It was a positive meeting. Ideas were exchanged and we have decided to work on proposals ahead. We will hold series of discussions with NGOs and we have assured her that we ready to work in coordination with the Central and the State Governments," Maliwal said.
Maliwal also added that she wants to work in tandem with the Centre, Police, State Government and the l-G. "This meeting was our first stop to ensure we work with one and all. We will hold more of such meetings in the future," she added.