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http://www.freebinayaksen.org/?p=1852 Women get party tickets as token gesture: Ilina Sen >From the Times of India<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Women-get-party-tickets-as-token-gesture-Ilina-Sen/articleshow/7783649.cms> : Arunav Sinha LUCKNOW: Even as a woman heads India’s National Advisory Council and some others hold office of chief minister and party chiefs, the issue of 33% of party tickets being given to women remains an election rhetoric of political parties. Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of a seminar held to help women in getting justice, Ilina Sen, professor of women studies at Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi University, Wardha (Maharashtra) said, “It seems for political parties, winnability is the real issue rather than 33% reservation, which translates into women empowerment. All the political parties, whether they are national or state level, give only few seats to woman candidates and that too as a token gesture.” The scenario at the grassroots level is worse, as the real identity of the woman sarpanch is her husband or `sarpanch pati’, she said and added, the need of the hour is to ensure gender justice. When asked whether the formation of an all-woman party can possibly answer to women’s woes, Sen said, “There were some voices in the recent past, which spoke about the formation of an all-women party. But, even among women there is a lot of difference, hence this idea holds quite less water.” Elaborating on women’s studies, the professor said, “Women study has evolved to a great extent in the last few years. The studies, whose genesis were the women movements across the globe during 1970s, has played a vital role in transforming the lives of ordinary women, who have become more conscious of their rights.” “According to me, women studies is the study of patriarchy and the power relation that exists in the society. Interestingly, at Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Hindi University, Wardha, 40% students enrolled in women studies are boys. The only problem these male students have is during research, as women folks find it difficult to communicate with them,” Sen said. Stressing that daughters are mother’s best possible companion, Ilina, who has two daughters, said, “I feel sorry for a mother who does not have a daughter. There are certain feelings and emotions that bonds this special relationship and unites them.” She was also of the view that women NGOs (non-government organisations) should give more emphasis on analytical aspects of the problems, rather than limiting themselves to their respective area of specialisation. On the 2011 Union budget, the professor of women studies said the country needs to give more allocation of funds to the social sector. “Health, education, which constitute the social sector get very less grant, as compared to the defence and security establishment. It certainly deserves more,” Sen said. When asked to comment on efforts being pursued to bail her husband Binayak out of the legal tangle, Ilina said, “As I fight the long and painful legal battle to extricate Binayak from the clutches of the penal administration, I realise that this battle is as much mine as that of any Indian citizen. Today, at many levels and in many fora, people of India are struggling for the establishment of accountability and transparency in our governance structures as befitting our status as the worlds largest democracy.” However, it is a sad reflection on our system that once a false case is registered in the name of security, it is almost impossible to turn the clock back, even if facts stare us in the face that indicate that the case had no basis, she added. Binayak Sen originally started working as a doctor extending health care to poor people in the rural-tribal areas of the Chhattisgarh. While, Sen worked with the state government on health sector reform, he also strongly criticised the government on human rights violations during anti-naxal operations, while advocating non-violent political engagement. In May 2007, he was detained for allegedly supporting the naxals, thereby violating the provisions of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005 (CSPSA) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967. The evidence presented against him included his meetings with the jailed naxal leader Narayan Sanyal and certain documents allegedly supporting his links with the naxals. Sen first applied for bail before the Raipur Sessions Court and then the Chhattisgarh High Court in July 2007, soon after his arrest, but was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India only on May 25, 2009. On 24 December 2010, the Raipur sessions’ court found him guilty of helping the naxals and sentenced him to life term. The conviction was criticised by his supporters, who termed it as politically motivated. Binayak Sen is considered by Amnesty International to be a prisoner of conscience. His application for suspension of sentence and release on bail pending appeal, has been rejected by the Chhattisgarh High court. 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