Keralam Women Legislators Walk Out of NCW Workshop in Faridabad
· India · The Hindu, India Today
A delegation of women MLAs from Keralam walked out of a two-day capacity-building workshop organised by the National Commission for Women in Faridabad on Tuesday. The legislators protested against language barriers, as the event was conducted primarily in Hindi despite requests for English, and the perceived irrelevance of the workshop topics. Minister Bindhu Krishna stated that the delegation expected sessions on legislative drafting and governance rather than basic welfare schemes. Tensions further escalated when the NCW leadership dismissed questions regarding the Women’s Reservation Bill, Census delimitation, and the ‘One Nation, One Election’ initiative. The protest concluded after attendees chanted slogans, leading the Keralam delegation to counter with calls to uphold the Constitution.
Why it matters
The walkout highlights a growing friction between regional representatives and central commissions over language accessibility and the scope of national policy discussions.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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