March 8, 2016
Trinamool MPs pay tribute to women on International Women’s Day
Trinamool Congress today paid rich tributes to women and spoke at length about gender equality and women’s right in the Parliament during the discussion on the occasion of the International Women’s Day at Lok Sabha.
Dr Sugata Bose, in his short speech, appealed to the Speaker to ensure that women have just representation in the Lok Sabha in the future. “We will stand in solidarity with the women and fight shoulder to shoulder with you to end gender discrimination in our country once and for all”, he said.
Shatabdi Roy in her speech sought equal rights for women. She said that women do not want seats reserved for them in public buses but would rather like to drive buses themselves.
Ratna De Nag, recalled the struggle of Mamata Banerjee during her speech. “There is a need to ensure gender equality and it is not going to be an easy task. We live in a world where inequality prevails and to be very frank, inequality is in our psyche, she said. To come out of this mold is not easy and is arduous and women have the capacity to excel in whatever they do, whatever they aspire for”, she said.
Trinamool MP Aparupa Poddar urged the Government to initiate schemes for skill development and empowerment of women.
