Why women's reservation bill not tabled in last 6 years? asks Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury hit out at the Centre for "tokenism and gimmickry" on Women's Day on Sunday, and sought to know why the women's reservation bill was not tabled in Parliament yet.

The comments come as Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to hand over all his social media accounts to women as part of International Women's Day.

"Women's Day is not just about one day. Its revolutionary origins for equal wages and rights are a powerful and important reinforcer of those who hold up half the sky," Yechury tweeted. "We must struggle every day to make that promise of equality come true."