Jammu,April 25 (Scoop News) – BJP Mahila Morcha National President Smriti Irani today said that BJP from the roots is the most disciplined party and such a party with nationalistic approach is committed to fight against corruption, price-rise and black-money which are spurious elements destroying the nation at the behest of corrupt ruling parties.
Smriti Irani, is on 2-day visit to the state. She reached Jammu today and addressed a largely attended Mahila Sammelan at Sunderbani.
Referring to the recent cross voting issue, Smriti Irani said that BJP is the most disciplined party and the action taken by the high command over the issue has to be accepted by everyone in the party and any comment in this regard amounts to indiscipline. She also firmly apprised that the party does not believe in dynastic rule. Any party worker, who is sincere and dedicated, can rise to occupy the chair of even party’s National President in BJP.
Appreciating Mahila Morcha activities despite odd conditions in the state, She said that during her first visit to Jammu last time she was quite hopeful that Mahila Morcha activists will setup of Nari Shakti Kendras and related problems of women like their economic upliftment through self-help groups, awareness about their rights, awareness about corrupt practices being carried out around them and issues pertaining to the civic society as well poor people will be taken and she is happy to know that the work in this direction has been initiated.
While addressing “Mahila Sammelan” at Sunderbani, Smriti Irani apprised huge gathering about various issues concerning women which require redressal. She was quite fourth right while advocating that women should be given quality education instead of making them aware about the evil of dowry and female feoticide. The recent decrease in the sex ratio projected in the 2011 census report she blamed women about their ignorance and about the female feoticide which has become a curse in the society and this curse should be fought against. Therefore the women should shed off bias against the female birth and discourage and the practice of female feoticide. For this she stressed on quality education of women so that they can understand what is right and wrong and be empowered to take effective decisions regarding their lives themselves.
Smriti Irani very aggressively spoke against the issues of widely prevalent corruption in the country, abnormal price-rise of all the essentials and the black-money. On the issue of corruption she highlighted government’s involvement in 2G spectrum issue, cases of Adarsh Colony where several VVIPs are involved and the Common Wealth Games scam which very clearly indicated involvement of some members of the organizers against whom enquiry is going on. She further disclosed that black money of about five lakh thousand crores are still lying in the foreign banks but the government is providing the cover up. If this money is brought back the poverty of the country can be eliminated forever. Ironically in a country where the poor are dying of hunger. Millions of tonnes of food grains is getting spoiled in godowns and this can happen only in a country where 50% of the population earn 20 rupees every day and cannot manage even 2-time meal. Commenting on the price-rise Smriti said that there was a time when people would buy bag full of items with handful of money but now reverse is happening when with bag full of money hand full of items can be purchased.
The rally was marked by joining of over sixty women drawn from different areas of Sunderbani. They were garlanded and welcomed into the morcha by Smriti Irani and other state leaders.
Mahila Morcha State President Sakina Bano, in her address, stressed on the need of women empowerment in political field so that they can be the part in the decision making bodies like parliament and assemblies. She said that women know better the problems of women and hence can take up them more effectively.
Usha Choudhary, Sushma Manhas, Purnima Sharma, Shilpi Verma, Priya Sethi, Rajni Sethi, Babbu Guddal, Gian Chand, Raj Kumar and Prithvi Raj were prominent among those who also addressed the Samellan.