During a one-day workshop titled “To increase the value of the empowered daughter, Samridhi Bihar”, a schoolgirl asked her, “Isn’t the government providing us with affordable sanitary napkins that come for Rs 20-30 (a pack).” can.” Girls in Bihar”, organized by WCDC in partnership with international NGOs on Tuesday.
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“Is there any end to such demand? Tomorrow you can ask for jeans, then beautiful shoes and finally when it comes to family planning, you can say that the government should also give condoms,” Kaur told the girl. The officer also reacted badly when the girl, feeling a little humiliated, threatened not to vote for the government in the next election.
Bamhra said, “Don’t give you vote! The government is yours. Stupidity awaits! no no don’t vote you vote (You don’t need to vote. This is the height of stupidity)!”
Repeated calls and text messages sent to Bamhra did not get any response but Social Welfare Minister Madan Sawhney Surprised at the matter.
“She (IAS officer) was supposed to boost the morale of the girls, but instead she was found to discourage them. This is not right. He should refrain from saying such things in public,” the minister told TOI over phone on Wednesday.
“When you suppress their demand, who will ask the government?” Asked Sahni, he said he would discuss the issue with his department secretary on Wednesday. He said that the government has already done a lot for the women section like giving reservation to women in state panchayat bodies and in government jobs.
Astonishingly, Bamhra in his address had advised girls to be “self-reliant to break gender barriers”, adding that “various schemes of the state government aim to eliminate gender inequality”.
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