Ms. K. Kavitha, the Member of the Legisltive Council (MLC) of Nizamabad, representing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS,) is holding a hunger strike in New Delhi.
Organised on the 10th of March, the hunger strike would be in demand of the introduction of Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. The day long strike would be supported by leaders of several parties, including Trinamool Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, National Conference, Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and Samajwadi Party, are expected to participate in Ms Kavitha’s day-long protest at Jantar Mantar in the national capital.
This comes a day before her questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam. Ms Kavitha, who is also the daughter of Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, had yesterday said that 18 parties have confirmed their participation in the protest.
Ms. K. Kavitha said, “We released a poster on March 2 about the hunger strike in Delhi over the Women’s Reservation Bill. ED summoned me on March 9. I requested for March 16, but don’t know what haste they’re in, so I agreed for March 11.” She further said, “Why was the ED in a rush to question me and chose a day before my protest? It could have happened a day later as well.”
Meanwhile, speaking on the Women’s Reservation Bill, Ms Kavitha said the BJP had promised to implement the legislation in the run-up to the 2014 and 2019 general elections, but did not keep the word despite coming to power with a clear majority.
The legislation proposes a Constitutional amendment to reserve 1/3 of the seats in Lok Sabha and Assemblies.
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