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- The Janata Dal Secular has criticized Karnataka's Congress government after the recent cabinet expansion left no woman legislator with a ministerial post.
- JDS said the zero representation of women in the swearing-in is an insult to the state's women and accused Congress of hypocrisy, since the party speaks of women's empowerment but denies them power-sharing.
- The party noted that women make up 50 percent of the state's population and that qualified women representatives were available but denied a chance, calling it a discriminatory policy.
- JDS has demanded the government immediately correct this and give women representation in the cabinet.
What to watch next
- Whether the Congress government responds to JDS's demand to induct women into the cabinet
- Any further criticism or action by JDS on women's representation
- Future cabinet changes that could address women's representation
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