[1]If women start pursuing politics, it will have a negative impact on society, Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat said on Saturday.
He also made snide remarks about the UPA government’s landmark women’s quota bill that seeks to reserve 33 per cent of seats in the Lok Sabha and the state Assemblies for women.
Commenting on the legislation, which, according to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the dream of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Mr Kamat, while addressing a women’s convention in the city, said: “If women start pursuing politics, then it will have a negative impact on the society”.
The audience primarily comprised women and included Marathi actress Varsha Usgaonkar. “Don’t fall for 33 per cent reservation (in politics). Politics makes you go crazy. Women play an important role in transforming the society. We should look after our next generation,” Mr Kamat said.
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