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“Enhancing fabric production will also lead to strengthening the power loom sector.”
“There are more than thousand mother tongues spoken in our country. This is not just a number but a reason to be proud of.”
“In a democratic country like India, eulogising Rahul Gandhi with the title of Yuvraj is an insult to democracy.”
“Why categorise crime as a gender issue? Why should a man or woman be more inclined to believe in certain basic values?”
“I have an ideological umbilical cord with the BJP... we are three-generation party supporters... my grandfather was a swayamsevak, my mother, a BJP booth activist.”
“Everyone should work within the ambit of law.”
“I was going through a very bad phase when 'Kyunki... Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi... ' happened. I was just not getting any work.”
“A degree which is just the paper and does not have the sanctity of law is not the one you want the students chasing for four years.”
“I think governance is about giving people an opportunity to engage with you on subjects that you are responsible for, believing in people's capacity to deliver, and allowing them that platform plus project their work.”
“I think, as a working mother, what is more challenging for me is that I get to balance both work and home and prioritise my kid's life.”
“One has to inculcate a feeling that if I build a road, then a Hindu or a Muslim or a Parsi or a Christian can walk on that road. We all have equal right to share water, electricity, or road.”
“I do see the ministry of Human Resources Development through the prism of gender. I see it through the prism of capabilities.”
“I was the sports captain in school. I've done everything - from javelin to discus to basketball to judo.”
“I have attained a fair degree of success. I don't have any regrets.”
“To say a democracy prospers only if one set of voices is heard would be untrue.”
“Even if Narendra Modi sneezes, people will find a reason to criticise him for that.”
“I know the pros and cons of being absolutely blunt.”
“In India, I don't think any woman here is dictated what to wear, how to wear, whom to meet, when to meet... I am of the opinion, I don't think anybody is dictated here; you are not told.”
“Visva-Bharati has a glorious legacy.”
“I have no qualms about very emphatically declaring that I love my country. There is nothing regressive about it. There is nothing saffron about it.”