BJP Mahila Morcha explained

Party Name:Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha
President:Vanathi Srinivasan
Publication:Kamal Sandesh

BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā,), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Coimbatore South state assembly constituency is the national president of the wing.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Vision

The vision of the BJP Mahila Morcha as stated in their website is - revolutionary and focused on making women the leading force of our development trajectory. [5]

List of presidents

The list of Mahila Morcha presidents from 1980 to present is given here

Campaigns

In September 2019 the Mahila Morcha used the Durga Puja festival in a campaign to spread the BJP party's message to women particularly on Article 370 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Controversies

In August 2022, Seema Patra, member of the national working committee of the BJP's women's wing, allegedly tortured a domestic worker named Sunita. Several videos that were circulated online showed Sunita narrating her stories. Injuries on her body were visible, she was unable to sit and her teeth was smashed. She alleged that her teeth were broken with an iron rod and that she was forced to lick urine, and clean the floor with her tongue. When she asked permission to go back to home, she was beaten up and locked. Seema kept the worker captive for around 10 years. When the video went viral, BJP suspended Seema Patra from the party, with Jharkhand BJP president Deepak Prakash ordering action against her.[6] [7] The next day, Jharkhand Police arrested due to the allegations.[8]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Akhilesh Yadav faces BJP Mahila Morcha protests over Badaun gangrape : North, News - India Today . 2 June 2014 . Indiatoday.intoday.in . 2014-06-05.
  2. Web site: Badaun Gangrape: Police Fire Water Cannons on Protesters . Outlookindia.com . 2014-06-05.
  3. News: BJP Mahila Morcha protests against increasing number of rapes in UP . Business Standard India . 2014-05-30 . 2014-06-05.
  4. Web site: July 20, 2021. Pramod. Madhav. Discussion on 'Kongu Nadu' needed, growth of area pending for years: BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan. 2021-08-05. India Today. en.
  5. Web site: 27 April 2024. BJP Mahila Morcha.
  6. News: BJP Suspends Jharkhand Leader Over Allegations of Brutal Torture of Domestic Worker . 2022-08-30 . The Wire . 2022-08-30.
  7. News: Jharkhand horror: BJP leader Seema Patra accused of torturing domestic help in Ranchi . 2022-08-30 . The New Indian Express . 2022-08-30.
  8. News: Jharkhand Police Arrests BJP's Seema Patra on Allegations of Torturing Domestic Help . 2022-08-31 . The Wire . 2022-08-31.

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