Lokesh highlights TDP role in uplift of women

​Guntur: TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh emphasised the need for financial and political empowerment of women at a meeting held in the TDP state party office here on Monday.

Speaking on this occasion, Lokesh reminded that late chief minister and his grandfather NTR gave equal rights for women in the property and reservations for women in the local bodies and set up Padmavati Mahila University.

He reminded that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu conducted Women's National Parliament to resolve their woes. He said that thousands of women are working in the software companies in Hyderabad because of steps taken by Chandrababu Naidu and added that the TDP has always given respect to women.

He said though women elected as people's representatives, husbands are dictating terms to them and felt bad about it. “If woman are given opportunity, they will develop,” he said and cited the examples of his mother and wife.

He said that two decades ago his mother was worried about development of Heritage Dairy. After few years, with lot of hard work, she became an expert and developed the company into a multinational company. “My wife Brahmani is also working hard and developing the company in a big way and extending financial assistance to me,” he quipped
He said he likes sisters but he didn’t one.

When he discussed this matter with his father, he was told that 35-lakh women in the state are his sisters. After marriage he wished that he would be blessed with a daughter but was blessed with a son. He urged mothers to educate their girl child and send them to foreign countries for higher education.

He reminded that after his marriage, his wife Brahmani studied for eight years in foreign countries and said they have given importance to their her career and now she is able to manage business on her own.

Later, State president Kala Venkata Rao said that the government is giving top priority to women. He reminded that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had increased reservations for women in local bodies and introduced various welfare schemes for the welfare of women and TDP will support the women. He urged the women to extend their support to Nara Lokesh Naidu.

Telugu Mahila state president Sobha Hymavati said that TDP is giving top priority to women and reminded that Chandrababu Naidu started SHGs for the empowerment of women and implementing several welfare schemes for their welfare.

She greed the women on the occasion of International Women's Day.Women leaders cut the cake and offered piece of cake to Nara Lokesh Naidu.

Lokesh Naidu felicitated women in various fields on this occasion. Later, he distributed tri-cycles physically challenged women. Later,TDP leaders felicitated Nara Lokesh Ministers Prathipati Pulla Rao, Ravela Kishore Babu, TDP district president GVS Anjaneyulu, MLA Modugula Venugopala Reddy, MLC Mohammed Jani, were among those participated in the meeting.