After passing the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was expected to accommodate more women candidates in the Assembly polls this year, but “the respect for women seems to be missing”.
In the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), where the party is strong compared to rural areas, not a single woman candidate has been accommodated after two lists. The most visible faces of the party in the GHMC area, including Vijaya Lakshmi, daughter of Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, and former GHMC Mayor Banda Karthika Reddy, were denied tickets.
Other aspirants Mahila Morcha president Geeta Murthy, Akula Vijaya and Veerapaneni Padma, who are national executive committee members, also found their names missing from the list. Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi was seeking the Musheerabad ticket while Dr. Padma was eyeing the Jubilee Hills ticket.
