BJP Mahila Morcha
BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, transl. Woman's Front), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of India. Vanathi Srinivasan, former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Coimbatore South state assembly constituency is the national president of the wing.[1][2][3][4]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha | |
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| President | Vanathi Srinivasan |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Ideology | Integral humanism Conservatism Hindu Nationalism |
Mahila Morcha office bearers meet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015
History
The BJP's Malila Morcha was formed in 1980.[5]
Campaigns
In September 2019 the Mahila Morcha used the Durga Puja festival in a campaign to spread the BJP party's message to women particularly on Article 370 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).[6]
See also
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- Vanathi Srinivasan, President of Mahila Morcha
- Bharatiya Janata Party, The parent political party
- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, The youth wing of the BJP
- BJP Minority Morcha, A BJP wing for minorities
- All India Mahila Congress, comparable Women's wing of opposition party
References
- "Akhilesh Yadav faces BJP Mahila Morcha protests over Badaun gangrape : North, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Badaun Gangrape: Police Fire Water Cannons on Protesters". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "BJP Mahila Morcha protests against increasing number of rapes in UP". Business Standard India. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- Madhav, Pramod (20 July 2021). "Discussion on 'Kongu Nadu' needed, growth of area pending for years: BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- Kumari & Kidwai (1998), p. 99.
- Arnimest (2019).
- Arnimest, Shankder (28 September 2019). "Posters, boat rides & tea stalls — how BJP plans to use Durga Puja to win over Bengal". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Kumari, Abhilasha; Kidwai, Sabina (1998). Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's Search for Political Power. Hyderabad: Orient Longman. ISBN 8125014357. OCLC 1129461055. OL 2309708W.
- Singh, Pitam (22 February 2003). Women Legislators in Indian Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180690198. OCLC 491611670. OL 3716171M – via Google Books.
- Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2000). "Women's Particaption in Political Leadership". Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Selected Speeches. 1. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 8123008341. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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