Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar praised their resilience and sacrifices, claiming Sita’s character in the Ramayana surpasses that of Rama
Under Gruha Lakshmi, 1.22 crore women in the state receive Rs 2,000 each, which has helped them manage their families,” he said. With 33 per cent reservation, it will not be possible to prevent women from becoming leaders,” he said.
The chief minister said women’s leadership was needed at every level of governance and reiterated the state government’s commitment to empowering them. “When their creativity, capability and determination are supported with access to capital, technology and markets, there is no limit to what they can build,” he said, adding that it was the government’s responsibility to create an ecosystem where their potential could flourish. “Under the Shakti scheme, women travel free across the state in government buses. It has boosted their confidence and self-reliance. The BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had opposed the guarantee schemes. “We have accepted women’s reservation cutting across party lines. Women’s leadership is needed from gram panchayats to Parliament.
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday invoked Sita’s character in the Ramayana to highlight women’s strength and sacrifices, saying women could play a decisive role in the state’s economic growth and should step into leadership positions from gram panchayats to Parliament.
Shivakumar said the Ubuntu initiative had brought together thousands of women with entrepreneurial ambitions and praised them for balancing family responsibilities with their professional lives. Women nurture and create leaders,” he said. He cited Congress leader Sonia Gandhi as an example of resilience, referring to the deaths of her mother-in-law, former prime minister Indira Gandhi, and husband, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. “Although she had two opportunities to become prime minister, she chose to let economist Manmohan Singh take the post. This is an example of the sacrifices women make.