Call of New India: There must be gender-parity, not fractional reservation | The Indian Express

Call of New India: There must be gender-parity, not fractional reservation | The Indian Express

Written by Rami Chhabra |Updated: June 24, 2019 7:57:54 am

The writer is a senior journalist and has been member, National Population Commission

Call of New India: There must be gender-parity, not fractional reservation

Women’s rights are fundamental human rights, not to be examined in silo fashion. Nor by using avante-garde Western-style models that currently dominate feminist thinking and media exposure.

The 17th Lok Sabha has the highest tally of women since Independence — 78. (Express photo by Renuka Puri)

Tsunami/tsunamo is how Narendra Modi’s return to power is being described. Critics may be sceptical but can hopes re-pin on his post-triumph pledges to turn his back on the ugliness of the political contest, build consensus and carry all: Sabka vikas sabke saath, now with sabka vishwas to build Naya India? With four states going to the polls in the coming months, there will be an early test of whether campaign-mode-Modi reruns or he retains statesmanship beyond showmanship.