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- BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi has attacked the Congress, saying its state governments in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana have only three women ministers in total, which he called a gap between the party's support for women's reservation and its actual record.
- He questioned the silence of Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, who had earlier written to the Prime Minister seeking implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill without waiting for delimitation.
- Trivedi contrasted this with the Modi government, which he said has the highest number of women ministers in India's history.
- He also accused the Congress of staying silent over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations in Jharkhand, saying question papers were taken from a strong room and altered.
What to watch next
- Whether Congress responds to the criticism over women ministers in its state cabinets and its stance on implementing the Women's Reservation Bill
- Progress of the BJP's proposed 131st Amendment in Lok Sabha on the women's reservation law
- Developments in the alleged paper irregularities case in Jharkhand for forest department posts
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Sudhanshu Trivedi
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“The Congress party has governments in four states. In Himachal Pradesh, zero women ministers; in Karnataka, zero women ministers; in Kerala, there were two women ministers; and in Telangana, there were two women ministers, of whom one has been removed. That means four governments, three women ministers. This is a great injustice”
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…women in its state cabinets, alleging a gap between their commitment to women representation in politics and their record in states where they are in power, calling it a difference “between their words and actions”. “ The Congress party has governments in four states. In Himachal Pradesh, zero women ministers; in Karnataka, zero women ministers; in Kerala, there were two women ministers; and in Telangana, there were two women ministers, of whom one has been removed. That means four governments, three women ministers. This is a great injustice ,” said BJP national spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi. The BJP’s attack comes against the backdrop of the Congress’s stated support for the Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023, which reserves one-third of seats for…
“Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, there are the highest number of women ministers in the history of India in Prime Minister Modi’s government”
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…what he described as a “crisis of credibility” attributable to Congress with the Modi government’s record, claiming that the Centre currently has the highest number of women ministers in the country’s history. “ Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, there are the highest number of women ministers in the history of India in Prime Minister Modi’s government ,” he said, further adding, “On the issue of women’s interests, where Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is a symbol of the authenticity of credibility, on the other hand, Rahul Gandhi is a symbol of the crisis of…
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