BJP Mahila Morcha Demands Reservation in Lok Sabha
Patna: January 16, 2008
 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ladies Front in Patna on Wednesday announced its decision to demonstrate in Delhi on February 21 to demand 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and the state Assemblies saying the gender ratio currently was way out of proportion in favor of men in the nation's democratic structure.
The Front's national president Meera Kawaria said a rally would first be organized at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan after which they would take their demands to the Parliament.
"Sonia Gandhi had promised to bring more women in the Parliament but in spite of being in power for nearly four years, she is yet to take a single step to keep her words," Kawaria said adding the rally would either give more empowerment to the women or expose the UPA government for what it actually is.
"The myth that women cannot win elections was shattered in the recently-concluded Assembly polls in Gujarat where 17 out of 22 women candidates won their seats while 4 out of 6 won in Himachal Pradesh," she said.
More than 10,000 women from Bihar are expected to participate in the rally in Delhi, BJP leaders said.
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