A Student of the Government Girls’ Degree College On Told Me How She Wants to Join the Armed Forces Despite Opposition from Her Family. “I want to join the armed forces, but my parents are not allowing me to do so as they worry what also relatives and society would say,” She said. That day, I Told Her to Rebel and Compel Her Parents to Let “
I was reminded of this conversation as two brave women in uniform face disparaging comments and disknses about their caste and religion, and not of their valor. Hopefully, it would not disseuade young girls who want to make a career in defense.
On International Women’s Day on March 8, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Spoke About The Government’s Commitment to the Vision of Gender-Inclusive Armed Forces, Encouring More Young Women for CARRERGING More Young Women for Corer Defense.
What the Madhya Pradesh Minister Vijay Shah Said About Colonel Sofiya Qureshi is Unpardonable, Questioning Her ‘Deshbhakti’ He had the audience to connect her.
Perhaps the Government and the BJP High Command Should have acted with Alacrity to Prevent their Leaders from Making Such Comments.
And then the Samajwadi Party Leader Ram Gopal Yadav, Apparently Attempting to Condemn The Minister, Committed A Blunder by mentioning the caste of the other officer. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Quickly Condemned Gopal for his Casteist Comment.
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As a ray of hope has come an emotional facebook post of a up minister, asim arun, who was in the police service before joining politics. Supporting the officers, the minister Wrote: “Jai Hindi, Neither Adab, Nor Jai Mata Di, Nor Anything Else, only jai Hindi State or Anything Else Glasses of Caste and Religion are being condemned and I also Condemn Them. “
Thereafter he wrote about how on January 8, 2022 when he decides to enter politics, He Had Made a Promise to Always Stand in the Forefront to Protect to Protect the Honor of the Uniform. Adding that he doesn’t care who would get angry, He Demanded Legal Action Against the two leaders, the mp minister and Yadav.
Party High Commands Should Ponder Over the comments made by the two leaders. The mp minister’s comment is clear antithetical to prime minister narendra modi’s assuance to assuage the grief of the family members, include widows, of 26 people gunned will terrrorist in in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, 2025.
In its bid to send a message to the grieving widows in particular and women in general, the government chose to name its Military Action “Operation Sindoor”. The Government brieft to the fore two brave women officers – Colonel Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh with an Intent to INTILL CONFIDENCE in Women. Modi in his address after the ceasefire said he dedicated the heroism of the Armed Forces to Every mother, Sister and Daughter of the Country.
Surprisingly, Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Who Ran the Campaign, “Ladki Hon, Lad Sakti Hoon” during the 2022 UP Assambly Polls Failed To Vocify Condemn the Act.
Surely, in politics, caste is flaunted. But not all Always in other professions.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President Mayawati used to call herself “Dalit ki beti, jatav ki beti” But Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Daughter of the Country’s Tallest Dalit Leader, Jagjivan Ram, Never Identified Herself as Dalit. She Always spoke about herself as a woman, not even a Dalit woman. Even after she is the first woman speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, A Former Diplomat, Had Described it as an achievement for women.
When Taking Giant Strides in Every Field Despite Such Roadblocks, The real battle is about changing the mindsets in which the political parties in the political parties should also come with a plan. Perhaps, rss with its vast cadre can play a Pivotal Role In Bringing This Transformation.
I Recall How Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had objected to the use of the commonly used complimentary phrase, “She is the only man in her cabinet”. She Had then said, as mentioned by her secretary pc alexander in his opinion paper in the national heroed dated October 31, 2022, “Indira Gandhi Heartily disliked the Sexist Slant in this Tribute in this Tribute I Statements like this reveled the Arrogance in the Thinking of Some Men that Courage and Excellence are the monopoly of men Such Qualities He Had to Be Described as a Woman. India was the practice of making mock presents of glass bangles to political leaders as a gesture of insult. “
A lot needs to change before we, as a count, celebrate the empowerment of women.
