33.33% reservations for women...

The Bill draft for 33.33% reservations of seats in Loksabha for women has been tabled for dissection and discussion during ensuing Monsoon session.The bill was first tried during 1996.The matter had been under persuasion prior to 1996 back to 1986 when women groups and movements sought space of their own in decision making process in all the bodies of Indian democracy.However, the Govt. during Rajiiv Gandhi's tenure, allowed to play up the issue by allowing 33% reservations for women in local bodies in rural and under previledged parts of the country on trial basis.It proved to be successfull despite odds and resistance in some parts.The 'meak and mute' women folk proved that they can be good decision makers and executives in local management.

And a myth systematically created and maintained by male chaunists against women's' natural inabilities' got crashed just within a span of 10 years.Corruption came down and material and civil development went up.The programme also brought about quality changes in women as the level of their empowerment kept rising.

The upward mobility proved one more fact; the Men folk preferred to keep it's mouth shut up when the women folk opened it to talk and speak , discuss and interact, ask questions and seek answers ...

A true all new Indian woman came to stay without any need to look back any more.
The bill has again been resisted by the same lot that went against it during 1996.The bill was failed for five times during the last decade.But thanks to empowerment of women ,the bill has now entered the corridors of Indian Parliament.

Why resistance ?
We have 3 reasons in main:
1. What if the women really happen to prove that they are at par even in decision making at the highest level or prove to be quite effective in planning and development within India ?
2.Why go for 33.33% reservations for women within existing 545 seats ?; why not add 33.33% seats for women by creating new seats altogether ..needn't touch the prevailant 181 seats at all ?
3.why don't settle for 20% seats within 545 ?

Let's deal with them here in brief :
1.The women on Indian lands have proved that they are matured enough to deal with 'rough and tough' poltical behaviour from male counter parts.Their voting patterns have changed to such an extent that even the hard chore male chaunist parties have acceeded to them in private if not in public.The gains secured at local body level soon after women were allowed to deal with local issues have provided sound answers.But still mine- is bigger -than -you phobia has herded the males towards awesome cynicism and their male ego is hurt.
Renuka Chaudhari is so right when she said ,"we are in process of educating men" .(Tehleka latest issue )
That should answer the reason No.1 above.
2.33.33% res.for OBC women within 33.33% is a political calculation .We have some 545 seats now and they include around 200 seats from OBC -sections.!And they made no demand for reserving something for OBC women within this 200 lot from their respective parties ! The same people are now asking for 33.33% res.for OBC within .They are afraid of losing 181 seats to women alone and the heat is so unbearable for them.So the demand for additional 181 seats for women without touching the 545 cake ! if it happens we may have 726 MPs in next elections and any issue concerned with social-economic-gender justice needing Parliamentary nod by majority vote would be failed by 545 MPs with both male and female MPs on one side against 181 from other side all females .
The demand for additional seats is illogical and irrational and tricky at least at this juncture.No one should acceed to it as a precautionary measure.
3.The third reason is nothing but polarisation of men and women in 80:20 ratio .What it means ?
One may recollect well the talk by Pravin Togadia when BJP didn't make it back to the top in 2004 elections.He said ;these two leaders have insulted 80 crores of Hindus !(he excluded 20 crores from 'other 'religions obviously !)
In reality, no such polarisations can ever happen.

As for now the overall %age of women in parliament is less than10 % (2004;539/36 women MPs). The beans are spilled just because the parties concerned can have the powers to rope in the women of their choice in certain free or constituencies earmarked for women at present.The elected females may or may not hold higher offices or remain sitting MPs for next five years resisting anything that might come in the way of gender justice.
It's sure to close the parliament doors for women knocking with bare hands . Say NO to this 20% before it's too late .

The best and sensible course would be
1. to discuss the bill in every detail and get nod for whole 33.33% reservation for women within the existing capacity .
2.The issue pertaining to 33.33 % within for OBC holds no water as it's OBC/dalit sects alone that will opt for more than 30% seats for women during national elections.The share of so called upper class women is not more than 3 % .It's a myth that these 'Bob-cut' women would cut into the OBC share ;it's an anti-OBC and anti women stand in the first place.
3.The issue need be tackled with due regard to provisions of IC in the background and as a matter of Human right more than male female talk show ;and it's absurd and lacks minimum sensibility to the core issue.
It's time the males raise to a cause of humanity and be honest to it.

Open for views and comments...

-- Pradeep Deshpande (Socio-Eco-Politico Writer)