Reservation for Women

Bureau,Odishabarta

Delhi:It refers to twin reports on reservation firstly Prime Minister announcing 27-percent reservation to OBC categories and 10-percent EWS categories in medical and dental colleges, and secondly a joint delegation of women belonging to different religious groups meeting Lt Governor of Ladakh demanding 33-percent reservation to women in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils of Leh and Kargil. Only recently Bihar Chief Minister desired 33-percent women-reservation in Engineering and Medical Colleges. It is most advisable that there must be a basic 33-percent reservation for women everywhere with further reservation only after that including in government-jobs, educational-fields and in election-process from level of village-panchayats to Parliament. It will be a real prize to woman-power where Mirabi Chanu made name of India high by winning silver-medal for weight-lifting in Tokyo-Olympics of the year 2021.

Women though being 50-percent of population, get only a minute representation in law-making system. Many political parties cry for reservation on man-made aspects like religion and cast evidently for vote-bank politics, but oppose reservation to women which still remain dominated section of society created by nature in our male-dominated political system. Even Islamic world including Pakistan and many other democratic countries have adopted Women-Reservation in legislature. To prevent wives or other relations being misused as proxy of male politicians, there should be a system whereby name or photo of husband or any other relation may not be permitted in election-campaigns of women candidates. At a time when women-quota in panchayats and local bodies is being increased to 50-percent from earlier 33-percent, it is meaningless to resist 33-percent reservation to women in legislature. Rather there should be uniform 33-perecent reservation for women at all stages from civic bodies to Parliament.

Input;Mrs.Madhu