Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29 : Former minister and Pradesh Congress Committee president Ghulam Ahmed Mir today said that Congress has always played vital role in women empowerment and tried to provide them justice.
Addressing one day convention of Pradesh Mahila Congress at Sainik Colony here today, the PCC chief said that women have played a vital role in every sphere of life including in the freedom struggle of the nation and in building the destiny of the country and strengthening the largest and a vibrant democracy in the World. He said that women have a very important role in the society and they should come forward to strengthen the political system in the Country.
Referring to the role of women in the politics he remembered the lead role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the empowerment of the women in the Country as she became the role model for the women folk not only in India but throughout the World. He said that Congress has a vision right from the beginning to ensure the participation of women in every sphere in the democratic system, as a result the highest post in the country, President of India was also held by a woman.
He said that Sonia Gandhi is very keen to empower women in the Country for which their participation and encouragement in the politics is paramount. He said that Mrs Gandhi, has specially desired to give adequate representation to the women in the organizational setup at all levels apart from strengthening the Mahila Congress. He assured the participants that deserving Mahila leaders would get their due share in the party setup and asked them to work with zeal and dedication.
Mr Mir referred to the struggle of the Congress party for getting 33% reservation to the women in the democratic institutions, he said that the desired results would be achieved only after the women from educated section make a determination , in good numbers, to join the political system. He asked the Mahila Congress activists to work in their respective Municipal Wards so that the deserving and meritorious women having public support are considered for the mandate of the party in the elections to these bodies, as 33% reservation is available in the Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI) in view of the 73rd and 74th amendments.
Addressing the delegates senior vice president of PCC Sham Lal Sharma appreciated the Mahila Congress workers for their contribution in the strengthening of the party and emphasized need for promoting the deserving and dedicated Mahila workers in the party, keeping in view their vital role in the society.
He said that strengthening the organizational structure at all levels with larger participation of women folk is the need of the time to expose the hollow slogans and the policy of surrender by the BJP at the cost of interests of the people of Jammu Region for the sake of power. Mr Sharma said that Congress party and its frontal organizations have to gear up to the grass root level in order to play the role of a vibrant opposition to take up the issues of people whose interests are being compromised by the present opportunists alliance of BJP-PDP.
President Mahila Congress Indu Pawar in her address welcomed the PCC president and participants in the session and dwelt at length the organization activities of the Mahila Congress during the past few years in all parts of the State. She referred to the appreciable role of Mahila Congress units in different parts of the State and felt the need to encourage the genuine workers in the party. She assured the leadership that Mahila Congress will leave no stone unturned to further strengthen the party in order to counter the communal and divisive forces in the State.
Kanta Bhan, vice president PCC, Ravinder Sharma, chief spokesman PCC, Namarata Sharma- general secretary PCC, Parveen Sarvar-secretary, Neeraj Gupta- organising secretary and Dr Rashid Choudhary were the prominent among those who attended.
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