"(They) should have freedom of birth, freedom of education...freedom to choose time of marriage, freedom to choose career. They should have a say in deciding the size of family," he said.
BJP leaders said that women from several locations in the country were taking part in the second round of "Chai pe Charcha" with Modi. The event was organised on International Women's Day.
The "Chai pe Charcha" programme is an effort by BJP to woo voters ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in context of Modi's references to his humble origins as "tea seller" and the attacks by some opposition parties on him on this issue.
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