Shakti – “Political Power to Women” is announcing a “Call your MP” campaign on 27th December 2018, 7 pm – 9.30 pm.
This India-wide unique campaign is for women and men to reach out to their elected Members of Parliament to table and pass the Women’s Reservation Bill.
70 years after a democractic republic, there are still about 10% women only in State Assemblies & Parliament, making woen the largest demographic that is least represented. Since this winter session is the final Parliament session in this term, it is crucial for all citizens to put pressure on all parties to get this bill passed at least now, nearly 30 years after it was first mooted.
Shakti is please to announce that groups from across the country, from 18 states have joined this campaign. Civil society groups, students, women’s groups, farmers, domestic wokers, corporate sector women and numerous others from across Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry & Kerala have joined this campaign.
Tara Krishnaswamy of Shakti said, “We call upon all men and women that believe in fair representation in politics ad who want to transform India to join this campaign.”
Campaign website: bit.ly/ShaktiCall
Shakti is a non partisan inclusive platform of women across who have joined hands, regardless of region, caste, creed, ideology and setting aside our differences with single minded objective to get more women elected as MLAs and MPs.
