"With her election, five of the TMC's 13 Rajya Sabha MPs are women. The official noted that Guruswamy's election is part of the party's broader strategy of sending public intellectuals and constitutional voices to the upper house to sharpen opposition arguments at the national level."
"The LGBTQ angle is one but the other is bigger. The TMC represents woman power and they are fearless, intelligent and inspirational. They stand against toxic crude masculinity that defines present day politics."
"Guruswamy said the Constitution's values of equality, fraternity and non-discrimination had guided her life and work and that she hoped to carry those ideals into Parliament while representing the people of India's West Bengal state."
Menaka Guruswamy, a 51-year-old constitutional lawyer educated at Oxford, Harvard, and the National Law School of India, has been elected to India's Rajya Sabha by the Trinamool Congress party. This election represents a milestone for LGBTQ+ representation in India's national parliament. Guruswamy is known for her expertise in constitutional law, democracy, and civil liberties. The TMC strategically fielded her as part of efforts to increase women's political representation and send constitutional voices to the upper house to strengthen opposition arguments. Her election signals both LGBTQ+ progress and the party's commitment to countering toxic masculinity in politics through intelligent, fearless women leaders.
Read at www.dw.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]