Mohini Giri flays religion-based quota

When questioned on whether the Commission would also consider supporting candidates of other political parties, she remarked that depending on the candidate and her prospects, the idea could be explored.

An election fund of Re 1 per month would be collected from women all over the country and by the end of the year, an election corpus would be existent.

She criticised the attempt to introduce religion-based reservation in the women8217;s bill.quot;If there is no reservation for Muslim men, why should their be reservation for Muslim women?quot;, she questioned.

quot;The members who tore the Bill in the House should have been suspended. In case a student tears an answer sheet in the classroom, the student is suspended immediately, then why not the Parliamentarians?quot; she asked.

Mohini Giri met the Prime Minister after the incident and expressed sympathy for a Prime Minister who could not even introduce a Bill in the Parliament.

Mohini Giri was in Chandigarh in connection with a programme quot;Listen to Women8217;s Vote: An Indo-British Interactionquot; organised by the Centre for Women8217;s Studies and Development in collboration with the National Commission for Women and the British Council.