Pradeep Gupta, Kawardha. In the Gram Panchayat Paraswara of Pandaria block, the secretary’s negligence has come to light, where their husbands were administered oath in place of 6 women panchas in the swearing -in program of the newly elected sarpanch and the panch. The incident reflects a major lapse towards women empowerment, as women Panchs who were selected in the democratic process were deprived of their rights and were present in their place to take oath.
According to information received from sources, the swearing -in ceremony was organized on Sunday in Gram Panchayat Parswara. The newly elected sarpanch and the panchas were to be sworn in at the ceremony, but due to the negligence of the secretary, women panches were not called on stage. His husbands were sworn in in his place. The incident was extremely disappointing and shameful for women Panchs and their supporters.
Women’s panches strongly criticize the incident
This incident is not only reversing in the direction of women empowerment, but it also highlights the serious chaos of local administration and panchayat system. Women Panchas had the right to take oath themselves and become an active partner in the development of their panchayat, but they were not given this opportunity. Local people and women panchayat representatives have strongly criticized the incident. Women Panchs say that this is not only a violation of their rights, but it has also tried to weaken the role of women in the society. These types of incidents hurt the credibility of democracy and put a bottleneck in the direction of women empowerment.
Will women Panchs get their rights?
The local administration has spoken about appropriate action in this matter soon, but so far no concrete steps have been taken against the secretary or other responsible officials. Now the question is arising as to what action will be taken regarding this negligence. Will women Panchs get their rights? This incident has also made it clear that strict steps need to be taken to protect the rights of women representatives in panchayats, so that such incidents can be stopped in future.