‘Time has come to teach political parties a lesson’
Women complain about unfulfilled promises
HYDERABAD: Praja Rajyam president K. Chiranjeevi on Tuesday regretted that several programmes initiated by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi continued to remain on paper and promised that his party would give the fairer sex the recognition and opportunity they deserved.
Addressing a large gathering of women, the first such meeting of Mahila Rajyam, he said it was a pity that successive governments kept making promises but never delivered.
‘Be fearless’“It has become an all-too-familiar phenomenon for political leaders to promise the moon to you and promptly forget after getting your votes. The time has come to teach all such political parties a lesson,” he said, to applause in a packed auditorium here.
Referring to increasing instances of violence against women, he said, “only when you are not afraid and hit back will men refrain from such acts.”
In an interactive session, Mr. Chiranjeevi patiently heard them out and responded to their queries. A group of women from Kukkunur mandal (Khammam) said they were agitating seeking the inclusion in the resettlement and rehabilitation package for the Polavaram displaced. Another groupfrom Warangal district said that though the government had announced a scheme where the first girl child in a farmer’s family would be given a sum of Rs. 1 lakh, they were yet to see it in reality.
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