PROBLEMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL SOCIETY

Right from the ancient society the women have been treated as second rate citizens. Only during Vedic period the women are given certain respect to participate in the discussions held in Sabha and Samiti. They are at full liberty in case of marriage and settlement. Slowly this trend has been changed. Women have to observe seclusion. They are not allowed to receive education like boys. The teachers have to come to the houses and teach the girls from behind the curtain. In the field of politics the women have played limited role. Very few women are discharged the function as rulers. Utpala queen of Kashmir, Sultana Razia of Delhi, Rudramadevi of kakatiya's have functioned as the duties of rulers. She was one of the few women to rule as monarch in the Indian subcontinent and promoted a male image in order to do so. But after the enforcement of the constitution of India the position of women has not been changed on expected lines. Fortunately for women Mrs Indira Gandhi was the prime minister for 17 years excluding 3 years between 1977 -1980.Very few female members have acted as chief ministers. At present only one chief minister that is mamatha Banerjee of Bengal is performing her activities in the capacity of the chief minister. Only few ladies have performed their political duties and obligations. But women formed 50 percentage in the population. Problems of women have not been solved. At the local bodies 50 percent of seats in municipalities, panchayat raj institutions have been reserved. Similarly the women are provided reservations and they are elected to the local bodies. Still women are waiting for their opportunity to become member in the parliament. The reservation policy of 33 percentage was not passed. There is no sympathy for women for the political reservations among the political parties. As per various observations some of the political groups have pressurised the government not to pass the women reservation bill. The economic and religious groups are demanding for removal of the women from the political field. These issues will be high lightened in my full paper.