WOMEN IN POLITICS The women reservation bill is hanging in the Parliament for what is called lack of consensus and which be only a distant dream. Women constitute at least 50% of electorate, whose vote can and always tilt the balance one way or the other They come out to vote to build fortune of men. Congress has Sonia Gandhi,Chairman of UPA and head of congress guiding its destiny She can claim being handicapped due to majority Hence one third reservation for women is for ever in limbo it seems and is not likely to see the light of the day The opposition from BJP is understandable, as they treat women in low esteem., May be they do not have daughters and wives that can make the grade. Mulayam is positively anti women raising the dust of quota within quota as an alibi. Lalu Prassad is convinced that his wife, Rabri Devi is the only women in Bihar with all the attributes of intelligence, administrative vision,albeit, a rubber stamp, that could be foisted on the state and remote controlled as the robot The smattering number of women representatives in parliament is hardly any consolation to the massive gender they appear to represent. Here and there few daughters seem to imbibe the political tastes and traits of their fathers The parties in general appear to support women representatives in both the houses of parliament, but that is a tall promise. The only redeeming aspect is reservations women representatives in local bodies and rotating the post of head of local body That is some progress at grass root level to be proud of What prevents the parties enforcing the reservation suo moto and fielding 33% women in that number as candidates at state and parliamentary elections? It is certainly within their power requiring no legislative compulsions ?It is all crap hypocrisy in practice about women being empowered. In Goa some women , Sangeeta Paraab, Shashikala, Farrel Furtado.Victoria were briefly decorative flowers in the garland of men Victoria was the only women MLA in Goa, among forty....., who did not find or occupy any significant post as the woman representative. Mind you, she represents Congress party , espousing so nobly the cause of women reservation The Congress is making them feel important, blotting their inflated egos through Mahila Mandals appointments These experiments are only to garner votes for men Indians even today feel that women roles are more designed to rear children and be housewives. Fortunately BJP has not been infected with the virus of this chicanery of Mahila Mandals Any way , they never believe in women emancipation, except that Susma is the only epitome of women in politics Can and will women demonstrate their power by exercising their vote to enforce reservations? Let us wait and see ,as to how many women candidates will be fielded by the parties in Goa and which profess that they really believe in women reservations. Nelson Lopes Chinchinim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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