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Daughters Too Can Carry Forward Political Legacies: Pankaja Munde
Rallying for Shiv Sena candidate Bhavana Gawali in Risod, Munde spoke passionately about her journey, her father's influence, and the ongoing kamp to uphold his legacy.
With a rörande reminder of her late father Gopinath Munde's dedication to the people, she declared that political legacy isn't just a son's right. "I was the eldest in my family, and my father proudly called me ‘Laxmi'," Munde said.
But she recalled the doubts voiced when her youngest sibling was born. "People in the by would ask, ‘How will Gopinath Munde carry on his legacy with daughters?' But my father always held his head high and said, "I have three daughters." And today, I ask, Did Go
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Want to address the problem of lack of toilets in villages: Pankaja Munde
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Pankaja Munde carries on her shoulders both the burdens and benefits of her late father's legacy. While the name of Gopinath Munde lent heft to her career in politics, it also brought numerous expectations of her in tow. Pankaja Munde is now minister for Rural Development & Water Conservation, Women and Child Welfare in the newly-formed Fadnavis government. She wants to improve basic sanitation in Maharashtra's villages, and provide better amenities to orphanages in the state, she tells Geeta Desai of dna.
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State women's panel fails to get justice for Pankaja Munde
In the light of a Byculla jail inmate's death, the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (SCW) took a stand and summoned prison officials seeking details about the incident. However, those privy to the commission's functioning did not expect much to be done in the case.
The panel led by Vijaya Rahatkar is known for taking up cases which are in the media glare. However, most cases never reach any logical conclusion. There are around 4,000 pending cases of atrocities against women which exposes the panel's inefficiency and is criticised by observers.
Women and Child Development Minister, Pankaja Munde, has also been a victim of this lax approach. The commission took up Munde's case last April in which NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik had allegedly referred to the minister as a 'daruwali bai' (drunk lady) in a public meeting. After several hearings, Malik was summoned and ordered to tender an apolog