Kavitha launched an offensive against the Centre for increasing the price of LPG, which has burdened the lives of women across the nation.
Published Mar 06, 2023 | 8:46 PM ⚊ Updated Mar 06, 2023 | 8:47 PM
BRS MLC K Kavitha speaking during the event. (Supplied)
In the run-up to International Women’s Day, BRS MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Monday, 6 March, launched a fresh offensive against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led dispensation at the Centre for jacking up the price of LPG, which she said made the lives of women across the nation burdensome.
Addressing a public meeting organised at Ramlila Maidan in LMD Colony of the Timmapur mandal in the Karimnagar district of Telangana, the BRS leader looked to gain the support of women across the nation.
She went straight for the BJP’s jugular for taxing even the most common commodities — milk, curd, and cheese.
She said, “These days LPG has become a luxury, making women think cooking using firewood is a better option.”
The BRS leader also referred to the runaway inflation, which she said has made women’s lives miserable. The prices of the lentils, edible oil, and other commodities have shot up, she said.
Kavitha, who has already announced that she would go on a day’s hunger strike at Jantar Mantar on 10 March, sought to focus on several measures implemented in Telangana to make women’s lives easier.
She said the chief minister will soon release interest-free loans and Abhaya Hastam funds and added, “In Telangana, the state government was standing by women by helping them financially. The self-help groups were being funded.
“The 54 lakh women who are members of self-help groups are getting loans worth ₹18,000 crore every year,” she said.
కరీంనగర్ జిల్లాలో నిర్వహించిన #WomensDay వేడుకల్లో @GangulaBRS @SatyavathiTRS @vinodboianpalli @KaushikTRS, ఎమ్మెల్యే రసమయి బాలకిషన్ , మాజీ ఎమ్మెల్సీ నారదాసు గార్లతో కలిసి వివిధ రంగాల్లో విశిష్ట సేవలు అందించిన మహిళలకు స్త్రీశక్తి పురసారాలను అందజేసి, ఘనంగా సన్మానించడం జరిగింది pic.twitter.com/5tyjdnH2Xs
— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) March 6, 2023
Kavitha said that women should live with their heads held high. They should look into the future with a sense of self-confidence, she said.
“Gone are the days when women used to be confined to the four walls of the kitchen. They are breaking glass ceilings and reaching pinnacles of glory,” she said.
Kavitha added that sending girls to schools was a herculean task before the creation of the Telangana state. There used to be no buses and no toilets in schools, but now the situation has changed dramatically, she claimed.
Now there are roads from villages to mandal headquarters and palle velugu buses are plying to even to the interior villages, she said, adding that washrooms are being constructed in all schools at a cost of ₹8,000 crore.
The state government was implementing 33 percent reservation for women in all departments, including the police, she said, adding that the revolution in power generation and distribution had made the state a hub of industries.
As the number of industries grew, the employment opportunities too began increasing, she said.
