Women were neglected in the election
There were sixty-two candidates in nine segments in the recently concluded state Assembly election in Cooch Behar district. Among them only four were women and none of them was able to come out as winner.
No major political party placed women in their list of candidates. And it is also true that no social organisation raised any question over the matter. They failed to ask the leaders of the major political parties why they did not give any chance to any woman to contest the election. Noteworthy, among the major political parties there are the CPI-M, the Forward Bloc, the Congress and the Trinamul Congress. Left or right – their role is similar over avoidance of women.
The organisational strength of the BJP is not so strong in Cooch Behar district. They however placed two women in their list of candidates. They are Ms Malati Rava (Cooch Behar Uttar) and Ms Gayatri Kar (Cooch Behar Dakshin). The SUCI nominated only one woman as their candidate. She is Ms Pramila Ray (Mekhliganj). The Bharat Bangladesh Enclave Exchange Coordination Committee nominated a housewife of an enclave as their sole candidate at Dinhata. She is Moimana Bibi.
After the election questions are coming from several quarters why the women were left neglected during the poll process in Cooch Behar district. Is it true that the leaders of the political parties believe that the women are unable to contest the election? The leaders of the concerned parties are to answer it why they still neglect the women after so many years of Independence.
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6 comments:
women participation is little less in Coochbehar district . Can't call up any mainstream female stalwart like ms. Dasmunshi or sabitra mitra or ms. Benzir Noor here.
it's very sad to see that women empowerment in Coochbehar is very low. Most probably, socio-economic condition of the district is not encouraging for them to participate as a people-representative. So woman-reservation is very necessary in MP and MLA election like Panchyat election to uplift them. Regarding this mattar Parliament should pass the long awaited women-reservation bill.
yes, specially for places like coochbehar ."Mahila Arakhsan Bill" is very necessary...
at the same time think about the mahila pradhans work as puppets in hand of their husbands .
if tomorrow all women join political party, who will coock our food,look after our children and home sweet home?
mr. Sibu, it will happen by d same way it happens in ms. Kakali Ghosdostidar's house.
we want apt leader, whether male or female
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