Women Reservation Bill: ‘Women are not just flowers, they are the power of fire..’, Karnataka BJP announces statewide movement

BJP Karnataka Protest On Women Reservation Bill: Karnataka BJP has announced a statewide agitation on 25 April. The party has accused the Indian National Congress and the Indi Alliance of adopting an anti-women stance. This protest will be held on the issue of not supporting the Nari Shakti Vandan Act. Talking to the media at BJP’s state office Jagannath Bhawan, party’s Mahila Morcha president C. Manjula said that protest marches and public meetings will be organized by Mahila Morcha at all the district headquarters on April 25.

He said that from April 27, demonstrations will also be held in all 224 assembly constituencies of the state and 300 organizational divisions of the party. Apart from this, plans are also being made to organize large scale rallies in Bengaluru and Hubli.

Congress negative towards women

Manjula said that from today, Union Ministers and MPs are holding press conferences at various divisional headquarters. MP B.Y. Raghavendra held a press conference in Shivamogga and MP Brijesh Chowta in Mangaluru. Whereas former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will hold a press conference on April 23 in Belagavi, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Haveri and Union Minister V. Somanna in Mysuru. He alleged that the history of Congress has been negative towards women. Manjula said that Congress considers only leaders like Indira Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi as women, while common women were not given opportunities.

It’s not a flower, it’s the power of fire

In response to a question, he said that the purpose of this movement is to give the message that the women of the country are not just flowers but also the power of fire. It is noteworthy that under the Nari Shakti Vandan Act, there is a provision to reserve 33 percent seats for women in the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies. This includes quota for women even within seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

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allegation of political message

Opposition parties say that even if the bill is passed, it will not be implemented immediately, as it is linked to the next census and delimitation process, which may take time to be implemented. The BJP alleges that the opposition parties could not pass this bill while in power, while the opposition accuses the government of using it only as a political message.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the Nari Shakti Vandan Act as a big step towards increasing women’s political participation and said that the government is committed to removing all obstacles in its implementation.

With agency input…