Muslim MPs tell TCN why they oppose women quota bill
Submitted by admin4 on 16 March 2010 - 7:16pm
By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,
If the Women Reservation Bill is passed by Parliament in its present form, not only Muslim male political leadership will be wiped out but there will be zero representation of Muslim community in legislatures at national and state levels. Three eminent and vocal Muslim Members of Parliament, Ejaz Ali, Sabir Ali (two were suspended from Rajya Sabha on the issue last week) and Asaduddin Owaisi talked to Mumtaz Alam Falahi of TwoCircles.net to say why they are opposing the bill which will give 33% seats to women without any sub-quota for Muslim or other backward community women.
Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of Lok Sabha from Hyderabad (MIM)
Why are you opposing the Women Reservation Bill?
Ejaz Ali, Member of Rajya Sabha, from Bihar (JD-U): We are opposing this because this has been prepared with particular aims and objectives. Though they say they want women’s empowerment through this bill, in fact they want dominance of dominant sections of the society both in Parliament and state legislatures. Parliament and Legislatures should represent all sections of the society. At present, 60% of Members of Parliament are capitalists, 20-22% belong to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Rest 17-18% belong to the downtrodden section of the society including OBCs and Muslims. Muslims constitute about 15-20% of the population and OBCs 52% of the population. Muslims are just 5% in Parliament and none from the community is in several state assemblies. OBCs and Muslims deserve political reservation. Mandal Commission had recommended political reservation for OBCs, but the government has done nothing. At least 27% seats should be reserved for OBCs (which consist of backward sections of Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs and others) in the Parliament.
Sabir Ali, Member of Rajya Sabha, from Bihar (LJP): Through this bill, only women of creamy layer people and politicians will get elected because today without money and muscle power one can’t get elected to the Lok Sabha. When today it is difficult for Muslim men (as the community lacks money and muscle power as a whole) to get elected, how will their women reach Lok Sabha? The bill will bring Muslim representation in the House to zero. We are not against women reservation as per se, but we want quota for Muslim women in it.
Sabir Ali, Member of Rajya Sabha, from Bihar (LJP)
Asaduddin Owaisi, Member of Lok Sabha from Hyderabad (MIM): We are not against political empowerment of women as such. We are against the present bill which does not talk about political representation of the most deprived sections of the society. If reservation is to be given it should be given to the most deprived sections of the society who have never been represented in the Lok Sabha or state assemblies. In the last 15 Lok Sabhas 7906 persons were elected, out of which only 14 were Muslim women while in total 542 women were elected. The representation of Muslim women is very abysmal and apathetic. That’s why we say if you are creating a quota for women, there must be a portion for Muslim women.
What portion of 33% quota for women should be given to Muslim women?
Ejaz Ali: This should be according to their population.
Sabir Ali: Quota to Muslim women should be proportionate to their population.
Ejaz Ali, Member of Rajya Sabha, from Bihar (JD-U)
Asaduddin Owaisi: We want a reasonable percentage because when there are already reservation for SC and ST and now 33% for women, how will Muslims be elected to Lok Sabha?
Do you think Muslim community is ready to push their women towards politics?
Ejaz Ali: Some ulema have said Muslim women should not go to politics. I don’t think this is a good suggestion. Our history of Islam says that women have never been kept out of activities of the society. They have been involved in the activities in Hijab. In Hijab they can come to Parliament, Assembly and Panchayat. They have taken part in Islamic wars.
Sabir Ali: I don’t think there is any restriction on Muslim women for going to politics. In the time of Prophet they have taken part in wars. Hijab is not compulsory, at least covering face. They can come in politics. They need to be educated.
Asaduddin Owaisi: Why not. My experience in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh is testimony to this. There is nothing wrong for Muslim women to come into politics. There are many Muslim corporators of Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen in Hyderabad who wear Hijab. They are very modest in their way and at the same time, they are working very hard in solving people’s problems. I don’t think religion stops them from representing people and solving out their problems.
Do you think by this bill Muslim male political leadership will be wiped out?
Ejaz Ali: Yes, 100% sure. Muslim male political leadership will be wiped out.
Sabir Ali: Yes, there is conspiracy to wipe out Muslim male political leadership.
Asaduddin Owaisi: It is not that Muslim male political leadership will be wiped out. In fact we will not have any sort of political representation in the Lok Sabha. To say that male Muslim political leadership will be wiped out is an understatement. That’s what we are worried about. I am not arguing because of this fear. I am not against women reservation. I just want that a portion of this should be reserved for Muslim women also. The concept of reservation is that it should be given to those who are not adequately represented.
Though my party is part of UPA, we will not support the bill at all if it is brought to the Lok Sabha in its present form. We will do whatever needs to be done keeping in view the national consequences. I have made it clear to main political leaders of UPA that I will not support the bill in its present form.
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Women's Bill Will Help Eve-Teasers!
Women's Bill Will Help Eve-Teasers!
By Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
The statement of Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav that Women's Bill will help eve-teasers....... was nothing, but, only amounts to that the minorities male leadership doing introspection i.e. showing their true colour and uncovering their face from their cultural cover while criticising the Women’s Quota Bill.
It is being argued by them that in the given socialization of women in India, it is possible that such women candidates would never think of opposing their husbands or other male relatives when it comes to taking a stand on issues concerning women. So reservation of seats for women would not really benefit women.
At the same time, it is further being said by most of the opposing members, “We are opposed to Women Reservation Bill in its present form and are demanding quota within quota for backward and Muslim women.” (Self-contradictory stand, and it is like recommending further incompetent women by quota within quota with the ulterior motive, to rule by their proxies)
In rebuttal, it was rightly said, “Many of them taking up the challenge
(Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav also did field his daughter-in-law as one of the candidates in the election of Lok Sabha) have successfully ensured the election of their women-kin from their caste strongholds.
So far, no-body was talking as to where this country failed to empower women and have competent women to enter the election fray, if at all, it was really the case, and only talk about some parties would install female proxies who are relatives of party members.
Finding the arguments against the women’s quota Bill forceless and not appealing to any prudent man, finally, Mulayam Singh Yadav very absurdly stressed to his audience that Women's Bill will help eve-teasers.
On Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Mulayam Singh Yadav’s statement,” If the Women's Reservation Bill goes through, it's the daughters of industrialists and big bureaucrats who will get elected. The girls who will be elected will be the sorts who get whistled at by boys. I am saying this so it makes you angry (He was provoking his workers as video shows his insulting tone, mood and colour and the malafide intention in his remarks about women class who are more than 50 % of population of India)."
Was the insulting remarks of Mulayam Singh Yadav further not justifying my observation about the minorities male leadership made earlier as under?
“Before criticising the Women’s Quota Bill, the minorities male leadership must do introspection as to how they were brought, planted and projected in the Indian political system and why whom and what was their role remained so far in uplifting their communities in all fields including bringing the political awareness?
They may hear their inner voice of silent repentance provided they are slightly true to their conscientiousness and or religion in any manner. They are likely to utter automatically: Shame! Shame! Shame!
The time may come; they as leaders will be remembered by only adding all bad adjectives of any dictionary as prefix to their name in the history.”
The bad and the insulting remarks about women by Mulayam Singh Yadav was also a clear cut pointer that law and order atmosphere for women, what to talk of in the country, that even will not be safe in the parliament except for the women from their or their relatives families.
On the other hand, they were also critic of the Bill for reducing their male quota replacing women in the parliament.
Did Mulayam Singh Yadav over step by his remarks, the guidelines taught and asked to propagate against the Indian women to the minorities male leadership, to prove their obedience and submissiveness to their masters in the discriminatory system while bringing up, planting and projecting to such leaders in the Indian political system?
Who is behind him? Was Mulayam Singh Yadav playing in the hands of some MPs or a class belonging to majority community who always supported the fundamentalist and the Manuwadi approach in India? After all, Mulayam Singh Yadav was not without god fathers behind him in politics.
Whether Mulayam Singh Yadav is following an ideology of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Mar 23, 1910 - Oct 12, 1967 and Jayaprakash Narayan (JP) October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979 and to whom, Ram Manohar Lohia and Jai Parkash Narain followed in their time and from whom, they copied the ideology?
Did the ideology of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jayaprakash Narayan or of someone else also remain against women to that extent in India as being propagated?
March 24, 2010: 02: 10 AM (IST)
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The Crimes - Flaws By Enacting Laws Could Only Be Minimized
Let First the Women’s Quota Bill Pass, The Flaws Could Be Rectified In Need!
By Balbir Singh Sooch
It would also be sensible to add that a woman will be allowed to avail of a reserved seat only one time. Thereafter she will contest from a general seat. (Similar should be the provision for men’s Quota).
But, there would always be a race of madness for women so availing reserved seat once, to qualify themselves by all means, financially etc for general seats next time to come in the field. Isn’t?
We should not forget that the crimes by enacting laws could only be minimized or reduced to some extent, but can not be stopped or eliminated for once for all and that never to occur again. Similar is the case with the flaws in women’s quota Bill.
Under the given circumstances and situation in the country, the Women’s Quota Bill has to be accepted and considered only in the present form as one of the measures of reforms over the past system. And, it was also being rightly said, “In addition, we also propose electoral reform measures that will make our political parties more accountable, transparent and democratic in their inner functioning.”
The electoral reform measures shall also include as one of the measures of rectification or a reform in the flaws in need in the women’s quota Bill.
Don’t you all find and feel it more convincing and reasonable in the present situation?
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I agree with Balbir Singh Sooch's comment
I agree with Mr. Balbir Singh Sooch's comments on Muslim MP's attitude.
As I see, read, and follow - Muslim MP's are "show-case" politicians, benefiting themselves APING Indian Politicians; and are busy building their own PALACES over "sweat" and "blood" of innocent Indian voters.
It is a well known fact, that Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi's father Late Salahuddin Owaisi, pocketed Rs. TWO CRORES from Kaangress, following demolition of a HISTORICAL STRUCTURE in 1992. This was just to "keep-shut", from giving a public-statement AGAINST DEMOLITION.
That's the status of POLITICIANS' HONESTY in Kal-Yug India, and that's the reason - there were no riots in Hyderabad, following destruction of Babri-Masjid.
An Indian
The Minorities Male Leadership Must Do Introspection
Think and speak:Updated
The Minorities Male Leadership Must Do Introspection,
Before Criticising The Women’s Quota Bill
Before criticising the Women’s Quota Bill, the minorities male leadership must do introspection as to how they were brought, planted and projected in the Indian political system and why whom and what was their role remained so far in uplifting their communities in all fields including brining the political awareness?
They may hear their inner voice of silent repentance provided they are slightly true to their conscientiousness and or religion in any manner. They are likely to utter automatically: Shame! Shame! Shame!
The time may come; they as leaders will be remembered by only adding all bad adjectives of any dictionary as prefix to their name in the history.
By Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
March 18, 2010
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