No country can afford to ignore women: Kavinder

Excelsior Correspondent

 Kavinder Gupta, BJP MLA addressing women at Preet Nagar on Sunday.
Kavinder Gupta, BJP MLA addressing women at Preet Nagar on Sunday.

JAMMU, Jan 10: No developing country or society can afford to ignore the role of women, if they are to progress, said BJP MLA from Gandhi Nagar constituency, Kavinder Gupta, today.
While addressing women at Preet Nagar, Ward-55, Barzala, Gangyal, Bhour Camp East, Gupta reminded the gathering about the performance of Inspector Shakti Devi of the Jammu and Kashmir Police who has been awarded the International Female Police Peacekeeper Award 2014. “In addition, her consistent engagement in improving the service for victims of sexual and gender-based violence she has led to successful investigation and prosecution of the culprits.
Gupta adding further said that there is no dearth of such courageous and brave women in State and BJP will ensure that they get proper platform to display their talent in their respective fields with their engagements in various schemes launched by Central Government for their welfare and development in society.
Gupta said that there was a time when women were just kitchen keepers and house keepers in the Indian society. Now some of them came out on the social and political field to rub shoulder with the men folk in these fields.
Encouraging women to adopt skilled profession, Gupta said that the modern Indian women have honed their skills and jumped into a battlefield of life fighting against social restrictions, emotional ties, religious boundaries and cultural clutches. She can now be seen working on par with men in every field. The women have left the secured domain of their home and are now in the battlefield of life, fully armored with their talent.