DIMAPUR, NOVEMBER 25 (MExN): Nagaland Governor PB Acharya on Friday said the participation of Naga women in politics has all the good reasons to address the biggest problem grabbling the State political field-corruption.
While appreciating the Naga mothers for raising a logical and honourable voice for equity in justice by demanding 33% reservation in the local self-government institutions, Acharya, in a press statement through its PRO maintained that in Nagaland, women are not lagging behind in any field of economic and social activities on the other hand. “We are proud that our sisters and mothers are in the forefront in many fields like performing cultural and social activities, education, business etc,” the press statement read.
The Governor further went on to state that the need of the hour is to have separate police stations, bank branches and many other public oriented institutions wherein “only ladies are to handle the situation.”
Acharya congratulated the mothers’ organization for raising their voice against Naga men for their double speak on women reservation, which “have only been contradicting the Naga customary law of gender equity and mutilating the age old custom of equality of sexes.”
The Governor also congratulated the State Government for its strong determination to do justice as per the amended constitutional provision to empower the women in the political decision making body to strengthen the democracy. “Democracy assures equal rights to all the people regardless of sex, creed, caste and financial status,” he said.
On the demonetization issue, the Governor appreciated the Prime Minister and assured that things will be normalised shortly. “The present situation of shortage of currency is purely temporary and this is a bold step towards elimination of corruption which has been affected our country.
It is our duty to uphold and strengthen all the steps to eradicate corruption and nip it in the bud of all nefarious activities of accumulating wealth and public money for the welfare of the common people, he stated.
