Women have a right to equal participation in social, economic and political policy making in a democracy. However, are there as many women ready to participate in the political process? There are hundreds of thousands of brilliant women in all fields of life in India. However, their political participation has been negligible. Few women who are in politics at this time have shown courage and willingness to think independently. For example, we have women like Mamta Banerji, Mayavathi, Jayalalithaa, Ambika Soni and Jayanti Natarajan. Are they leaders who have courage and willingness to look impartially and look towards the future of the Indian nation? India needs leaders with courage, foresight, and independence to analyze problems of the nation and their solutions. Most of our women leaders entered politics and tag behind arrogant incompetent and irresponsible male leaders. Those who are currently in politics got in there through their connections to some such blah blahs. One woman leader who could be considered an exception is Brinda Karat. I have noted that Mrs. Karat is not only brilliant, but also farsighted, principled and courageous. However, I don’t like her party’s political philosophy in respect of its industrial policy, international relations and anti Hindu prejudice.

Apparently this policy has a reason, which is to ensure a congress majority subservient to the Congress “high command” in the next Lok Sabha election, which would positively ensure continuity of the Congress government. One should know how much prejudiced we are in favor of “fair skin!”

Such a move would involve amending the Constitution with more than a simple majority. If both Houses of Parliament passes a resolution by two thirds majority and it is ratified by two thirds of the State Legislatures by two thirds majority, it could be considered to represent the will of the people. I would welcome such a move. However, it should be introduced gradually like 10% each in successive elections so that all political parties would have the opportunity to recruit, train and introduce competent women to take the reigns of the nation.

Nowhere else in the world there is such a reservation. I agree with the MP from Gorakhpur. India has numerous serious problems which needs urgent attention of a competent government. Of course there is a government. That government is inattentive and incompetent to deal with the problems that need urgent solution. All that it is doing is diverting public attention to irrelevant issues. The government has the support of the opportunistic media, which is guided by vested interests and utopian ideas. Once it is introduced, there will be a “women legislators lobby,” an “association of film professionals in the legislature,” a “Muslim women legislators’ caucus,” a “Christian Women leaders fellowship,” a “Hindi speaking women legislators’ alliance,” a “SC/ST women legislators’ conference,” an “OBC women legislators’ morcha,” etc, each one of them focused on their parochial interests, rather than national interests. They would be guided by male leaders who could be identified in today’s politics. Besides, this process would make sure that women from forward class communities are unrepresented in the legislature. Without the representation of those women, it would be like the government of “Statue Builders” and “Satyagrahis” with nothing, but vengeance, economic disruption, opportunism, and all kinds of blah blah without content.