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Mahila Sanghom protest

Thiruvananthapuram: The State unit of the Kerala Mahila Sanghom has protested against the use of force on the activists of pro-Left women’s organisations who were demonstrating in front of Parliament demanding the introduction and enactment of the women’s reservation Bill during the current session. R. Letha Devi, president, and Kamala Sadanandan, secretary of the State unit, said in a statement here on Monday that 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and the Assemblies was a major promise of the United Progressive Alliance government. Its failure to implement the reservation even during the fag end of its term was ridiculous and a challenge to women and democracy. They asked the government to introduce and enact the bill in the Rajya Sabha immediately without waiting for a consensus.

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