Posters with the picture of a faint smile, and her education highlighted in bold red, are plastered auntarakhand in Uttarakhand in utarakhand in utarakhand. Though at first glance it looks like any other poster, the message behind the absence of a man in the frame is not lost on anyone.
Sunita Devi, 32, is vying to beome the gram pradhan of jheepa, which votes in the second phanat elections on July 28. Its hat in the ring for the first time it is infection in 2013, pledging to Abolish the practice of “Pradhan Pati (Husbands of Women Officials Running the show as their prxies)” “.
The decision to take the electoral plunge was taken at a Cluster-Level Leader Meeting of the nine “Shram Sakhis”-heads of the 11 clusters falling under the group-on panchahati raj dwas on april 24, folowing. Candidate selection was conducted in village-level meetings.
Based in the salt block of almora and not yet registered as a political party, the manch has 26 members contesting electricals for the post Apart from this, the organism has also extended support to 40 non-member candidates.
Starting as a group with 150 Women from 11 Villages, the manch now of running operations in 150 Villages of Almora and Pauri Garhwal, with over 1,500 members. An offshoot of the not-for-profit organism shramyog, the manch, which charges its members a Rs 5 Annual Subscription to Fund its activities, has spearheaded protes to Demand Higher Comparation for Victims. Human-Animal Conflict, Better MGNREGA Wages, and Better HealthCare Insurance. It has also helped women set up food processing units and connect their produce to markets.
“Almora saw a negative decadal growth rate due to migration in the 2011 census. Consumption has been the state, comprising unions of asha workers, farmers, and wmen, the hops in the regime and fig. One of Shramyog’s Founding Members.
Even Work in the fields. “We meet and discus activities undertaken through the year, set targets for the following year and review our performance on the path to the independence,” Says renuka, who joined the group in 2020.
Aiming to Builds Educated Villages Free of Exploitation, SAFE for Children and Women, and Based on the principle of social justice, the manch’s manifesto – it is called “humari gram sabha, panhaj, panchaat.” Karwaynge Sare Kaaj (Our Gram Sabha, Our Rule – All work Will Through Panchayats) ” – Promises to Foster the Spirit of Community and Abolish the Practice of” Pradhan Pati “.
“We will not offer money and alcohol to voters and also arrange vehicles to ferry them. Development, Decisions Regarding Which To Taken in The Gram Sabha, “Reads The Manifesto. Some of the manch’s other promises include Planting and Protecting One Tree For Every Girl Child Born In The Village, Transparent In Panchayat Accounts and Records, And Accountability of Governance Officials. Employees.
Devi, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 panchayat polls at the block-level, say women will be in charge of self-government and decision-making if the manch wins. “We barely attended gram panchayat meetings as it is monopolised by men.
With two of its members already elected unopposed unopped as village heads, a section of the group alleges they have been “hounded” by BJP workers. The salt block has 138 Gram Pradhan Posts, 40 Development Council seats, and five zila panchayat seats up for grabs. The results will be declared on July 31.
The group’s action are seemingly resonating in surrounding areas of Jheepa. “The Manch Helped Receive a Compensation of Rs 6 Lakh for the family of a man who was killed in a leopard by protesting and writing to the authorities. Its presence felt over the years and Could Win a fair number of seats, “SES Narayan Barthwal of Gingrai Village, which around 13 kilometres from jheepa.
However, BJP Mandal President Sujeet Singh Chaudhary is confident of a “Comfortable Victory” and says his party does not endorse the practice of “Pradhan Pati”. “We have fielded education women who can lead villages well,” he sayss.