New Delhi: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict directing union government to grant permanent commission to all women officers in the Army within the next three months.
Interacting with the media persons here, Lekhi alleged that the army authorities had misled the court on the issue but that has changed now.
“Now all women officers will benefit from this order,” said the BJP MP.
She said, "All those misleading statements were rejected by the court today. Now women will get equal rights in the Army like men. The judgement has paved way for women officers to hold command posts.”
Earlier in the day, a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud rejected the Centre's argument of physiological limitations and social norms for denying women permanent commission and command postings, saying it is disturbing and against the concept of equality.
It said women officers in the past have brought laurels to the country and change of mindset is required on the part of the government to put an end to gender bias in the armed forces.
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