Reservations for women
The implementation of reservation of seats in local body
elections for women, to the order of 33% or more, was not accepted in right
spirit in Nagaland in spite of the fact that in rural areas the quota has helped
improve local governance.
The Nagaland government declared the elections as “null and void”
after some tribal bodies opposed the reservations for women. The conduct of the
long-delayed elections was achieved after a protracted legal struggle led by
women’s groups.
In Nagaland judiciary has played its important role in resolving this problem but
still Centre and State Governments are behaving as silent spectator by not
taking appropriate action against the bandhs and riots caused by Naga tribal
groups.
Nagaland is witnessing one of the crucial struggles. Women
are asserting themselves by demanding implementation of reservation they are
rightfully entitled to. It's time the tribal council of Nagaland realized that
women rule the household and it is only befitting to give them equal
representation in the larger society as well, especially with regards to seat
reservations in decision making bodies.
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