UPA govt 'insensitive' to women's issues: Modi

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today sought to woo women voters by promising to work for their empowerment even as he said that he would build a house for every family if the party formed the next government at the Centre.
Modi also questioned the UPA government's commitment to the cause of women's empowerment, saying that the Nirbhaya Fund which it had started with a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore following the Delhi gangrape case, remained unused in the last financial year.
Quoting a media report, he said that the '181' helpline it had started has also stopped working as employees running it are not being paid.

The said helpline, however, has been reportedly revived after government cleared the salary arrears.
"It shows how insensitive, unserious they are. Intention is more important than laws," he said during an interaction on the occasion of International Women's Day as part of BJP's 'Chai pe Charcha' outreach campaign.
In the nearly two-hour interaction, which connected women in 1,500 locations across the country, Modi took questions and suggestions from women's groups via video-link.

He said his dream was to have an India by 2022 where every family has a home with power, water and accessible education facilities for their children. The country will celebrate 75 years of independence in 2022.

"Time has come when we all should think what kind of India we want to have in 2022... If we start this project (housing), imagine how much positive impact it will have on jobs, education and health of people.
"When I get the chance to serve the country, which I will with your blessings, I will start it," he said.
Reaching out to them, Modi said that if they came together for the elections, then no vote bank would work. "If you take a decision, no other vote bank will be of any use. More effective the role you play in the polls, the better it is for the country.