Panaji, Nov 17, : .The Trinamool Congress has a chief ministerial candidate ready for when it goes to Goa’s polls in the early 2022.
This was confirmed Wednesday by Mahua Moitra, the Goa-based party.
The Trinamool Lok Sabha MP also did not rule out the party fielding a woman as its chief ministerial candidate for the coastal state, adding that despite its forward looking aura, Goa is still stuck in patriarchal norms where women are not to be found in decision-making positions, especially in the legislature.
Trinamool Lok Sabha MP said that the party could field a female chief ministerial candidate.He also stated that, despite Goa’s forward-looking aura, Goa still adheres to patriarchal norms in which women cannot be found in key decision-making roles, particularly in the legislative.
“By the time the elections come around, we will have a chief ministerial face.We will soon have a chief Ministerial Face by the time elections are over.
We will go to the polls, saying this is our Chief Minister,” Moitra told a press conference here.Moitra said that we will vote, declaring this our Chief Minister.” He spoke at a conference in Mumbai.
When asked about the possibility of a woman being fielded as the party’s CM face for Goa, Moitra said: “But of course, if we find the right candidate.”.Moitra answered a question about whether a female candidate could be elected as party’s CM for Goa.
She also said that gender should not play a role in such decisions.Her comments also included the statement that no gender role should be played in these decisions.
“The Trinamool does not think of a CM as a woman or a man.Trinamool doesn’t see a CM either as a man or a woman.This is something I think even the media and you should question.It is something that I believe even media outlets and you need to question.
When you look at a man, do you say ‘excuse me Sir, how do you feel as a man Chief Minister’.Do you ever look at a male and say, “excuse me sir, what do you think as Chief Minister?” Then why are you asking a woman?.Then, why would you ask a woman to answer your question? People ask me, ‘how are you a woman politician’.I am often asked by people if it is possible to be a female politician.I say ‘I am a politician’.I answer, “I’m a politician.” Do you ask a man, ‘are you a man politician’,” Moitra said.Moitra asked a man, “Are you a politician?”
“So I think that even that line of questioning (is wrong).a CM is a CM.So I believe that that questioning is wrong ).because a CMSM is a CMSM.The fact that he or she is a man or a woman is irrelevant and we have to get out of this line of patriarchal thinking.It doesn’t matter if he/she is a male or female.We need to stop thinking patriarchally.Mamata Banerjee is Mamata Banerjee, it does not matter that she is a woman.
Mamata Banerjee can be Mamata Banerjee even though she’s a woman.She is Mamata.Mamata is her name.I am Mahua Moitra.Mahua Moitra is my name.I am not a woman MP, I am an MP,” she said.She said that she is not a female MP but an MP.
Moitra also lamented the lack of women in the state legislature in Goa, adding that the perception of Goa as a forward-looking state where women are emancipated and the actual status of women in Goa are quite different.Moitra lamented also the absence of women legislators in Goa.She said that Goa is perceived as forward-looking and where women can emancipate, but the reality of Goa’s women status is quite different.
“Growing up, Goa to me has always come across as a very forward and liberal (place).Growing up in Goa, I always felt that it was a forward-thinking and liberal place.
You see women everywhere, and think it is a very empowered state as far as women go, but the statistics bely that.Although you see women all over, it seems like a state that is very powerful in terms of women, the facts prove otherwise.
If you see, Goa has had very few women legislators,” she said.She said that Goa had only a few female legislators.
The 40-member state Assembly has only two women MLAs.Only two MLAs are female in the 40-member Assembly.
“It strikes me as very odd that a state like Goa is still stuck in these kinds of patriarchal norms.It is very strange that Goa, a country like India, still adheres to patriarchal norms.
I think it is very important that the perception and reality of women in Goa match, and we get more women on the decision making table,” the Trinamool MP said.The Trinamool MP stated that it was important for Goa to have a balanced perception of reality and make Goa more attractive.
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