BRS leader Kavitha, who is facing the ED heat in the Delhi liquor policy case, is set to hold a one-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on March 10 seeking the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the current session of Parliament. Several Opposition parties and women’s organisations will be part of the protest.
Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao will lead the protest under the aegis of Bharat Jagruthi, an NGO, demanding the tabling of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament.
The bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies, was first introduced in 1996. Thereafter, it was introduced several times. The bill was passed in Rajya Sabha in 2010, but it lapsed after the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2014.
Apart from Congress, leaders of several Opposition parties will join Kavitha in her protest on Friday. Women’s organisations and various political parties across 29 states were invited by the BRS to join the protest.
Trinamool Congress, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, Uddhav Thackeray’s Sena faction, Akali Dal, Nitish Kumar’s JDU, Lalu Yadav’s RJD, Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, CPM, CPI are expected to join the protest.
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP, National Conference, PDP and JMM along with some independent MPs will also be part of the protest led by K Kavitha.