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 Tamiladu BJP Unit Vice president is the national president of the wing.[1][2][3] On 3 July 2015, Daggubati Purandeswari was appointed in-charge of BJP Mahila Morcha.[4][5]

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha
PresidentVanathi Srinivasan
Headquarters
New Delhi
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
IdeologyIntegral 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.[6]

On 26 March 1999 in a speech in New Delhi the BJP's Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 10th Prime Minister of India, admitted, that as in other parties, the Mahila Morcha was "one of the peripheral organisations and not integral to shaping the policies and programmes of the party", whilst at the same time stressing the need for women's participation to be more effective.[7]

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).[8]

See also

References
  1. "Akhilesh Yadav faces BJP Mahila Morcha protests over Badaun gangrape : North, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  2. "Badaun Gangrape: Police Fire Water Cannons on Protesters". Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. "BJP Mahila Morcha protests against increasing number of rapes in UP". Business Standard India. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. "BJP creates OBC morcha ahead of Bihar election". 4 July 2015.
  5. "With an eye on Bihar, UP polls, BJP forms OBC Morcha to boost electoral fortunes". 3 July 2015.
  6. Kumari & Kidwai (1998), p. 99.
  7. Vajpayee (2000), pp. 332–336.
  8. Arnimest (2019).


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