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India: Congress Party Under Pressure from Women Candidates

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Come Assembly election and the Assam Pradesh Congress is likely to find itself in a quandary, as pressure from women aspirants is all set to mount on the ruling party to reserve 33 per cent seats for the fair sex.

Party sources said representatives of Pradesh Mahila Congress have started lobbying with the AICC to ensure 33 per cent seat allocation for women candidates in the Assembly polls next year. This is despite the announcement by president of Assam Mahila Congress, Sarifa Begum that they wanted at least 20 per cent of the Assembly seats for women.

To read the complete news story please visit The Assam Tribune.

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Come Assembly election and the Assam Pradesh Congress is likely to find itself in a quandary, as pressure from women aspirants is all set to mount on the ruling party to reserve 33 per cent seats for the fair sex.

Party sources said representatives of Pradesh Mahila Congress have started lobbying with the AICC to ensure 33 per cent seat allocation for women candidates in the Assembly polls next year. This is despite the announcement by president of Assam Mahila Congress, Sarifa Begum that they wanted at least 20 per cent of the Assembly seats for women.

To read the complete news story please visit The Assam Tribune.

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