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Karnataka women’s groups slam all-male new Cabinet, write to D K Shivakumar
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The Indian Express
D K Shivakumar on Monday expanded his Cabinet, with 19 new ministers, all of them men, taking the oath.
(File photo)A coalition of women’s civil society groups in Karnataka has written an open letter to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, criticising the lack of women’s representation in the newly expanded Cabinet.
D K Shivakumar on Monday expanded his Cabinet, with 19 new ministers, all of them men, taking the oath.
The letter stated, “You had initiated an important dialogue on the concept of Naa Nayaki (you are the leader) with women writers, public intellectuals, elected women representatives….
(it) has been reduced to Naa Nayaka (I am the leader) with leadership reserved entirely for men.”