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News India Live, Digital Desk: National President of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Mayawati Has made a big political move regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill. Welcoming this historic bill to be presented in the special session of Parliament, Mayawati not only demanded to increase its scope but also ‘Quota within quota’ By keeping this condition a new debate has been started. Mayawati clearly said that women should be given education in proportion to their population. 50 percent reservation Should be achieved, in which the participation of Dalit, backward and tribal women is ensured.
Bill incomplete without ‘reservation within reservation’
During a press conference on Wednesday, Mayawati said in a warning tone to the Central Government that the condition of women of Bahujan community is more pathetic than that of other sections. Their main demands are as follows:
Separate quota: Separate reservation should be made within the bill for women of SC, ST and OBC communities.
Fear of feudal forces: Mayawati argued that if there is no separate quota for these classes, then people with feudal mentality will keep backward and Dalit women away from the corridors of power.
Unfulfilled Benefits: He expressed doubt that without including women from all sections of society, the benefits of this bill will be limited to only a few sections.
Opponents’ ‘casteist’ politics and mention of Dr. Ambedkar
Mayawati targeted both Congress and BJP, calling them nurturers of ‘casteist’ mentality. Reminiscing about the history, he said:
Hindu Code Bill: Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had introduced ‘Hindu Code Bill’ to provide equal rights to women, but the then Congress government did not accept it.
Resignation and struggle: Mayawati said that Baba Saheb had resigned from the post of Law Minister for the rights of women. BSP is carrying forward the same struggle today.
Mandal Commission: He gave the example that just as OBCs got 27% reservation after a tough struggle, similarly women should also get full rights.
Appeal to rise above narrow politics
Citing the heinous incidents taking place against women across the country, the BSP chief appealed to the Central Government not to look at this bill from the perspective of any electoral gain or loss. He demanded that the government abandon its narrow mindedness and pass the bill as soon as possible. inclusive methods Apply from.
Increasing pressure: Kharge and Chandrashekhar’s stance also
This statement of Mayawati has come at a time when other opposition leaders are also mobilizing. Congress President on one side Mallikarjun Kharge Has called a general meeting of opposition parties, while on the other hand MPs Chandrashekhar Azad has also played the gamble of separate reservation for backward classes in Lok Sabha and Assemblies. This stance of Mayawati in the politics of Uttar Pradesh has made it challenging for the BJP to strike a balance between the ‘Women Card’ and the ‘OBC Card’.