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Congress committed to political reservation for women: Sonia

Staff Reporter

Congress president says women should get their due share at every level

Recalls party’s contribution towards
women empowerment
Stresses on need for change in societal attitude towards girl child

Photo: PTI

Congress president Sonia Gandhi with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad at a Mahila Congress convention in Jammu on Saturday.

Jammu: The Congress is committed to giving reservation to women in political institutions so that they could participate in the decision making process, party president Sonia Gandhi said here while addressing a rally of women workers on Saturday.

Ms. Gandhi said: “The party is committed to women empowerment in the country so that women get their due share in the country at every level. We will struggle for women reservation and various steps are being taken.”

Visits township

Ms. Gandhi also visited Jammu and Kashmir’s biggest project in the housing sector, the township for migrant Kashmiri pandits at Jagti, Nagrota.

Accompanied by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister for Home Shivraj Patil, Union Minister for Water Resources Saifuddin Soz and AICC General Secretary, Mohsina Kidwai, Ms. Gandhi inspected the model of the township and the ongoing pace of work.

The foundation stone for Rs. 294-crore all-facility township was laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July last. In all,178 three-storey blocks comprising 4,228 two-room tenements are being constructed here. The mega project is expected to be completed in September2009. Speaking at a women’s convention, Ms. Gandhi said the BJP-led Central government had paid only lip service to Kashmiri migrants while the Congress-led UPA government and the State government took concrete initiatives to help them out. She said arrangements were under way to provide accommodation to 25,000 homeless migrants at Jagti.

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