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A month after "disowning" her family and stepping away from politics, RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter, Rohini Acharya, has called for concrete measures to safeguard the woman rights, asserting that daughter "need assurance that her parental home is a safe place" where she can return without explaining herself to anyone.
The former RJD leader emphasised that various schemes alone are insufficient to address deep-rooted gender inequalities. Sharing a post on X, Acharya indirectly acknowledged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's initiatives, such as distributing Rs 10,000 to women and providing bicycles to schoolgirls, but said that these steps are "inadequate in addressing the systemic issues" that hinder women's empowerment in India. "Giving girls 10,000 rupees or distributing bicycles, even if done with good intentions, is inadequate in addressing the systemic issues that hinder women's empowerment in India. The government's and society's primary responsibility should be to take concrete steps to protect the equal rights of daughters, especially in the face of social and familial apathy," she wrote on Thursday. https://x.com/RohiniAcharya2/status/1999035988233121865 Highlighting the patriarchal mindset prevalent in Bihar, Acharya stressed the "urgent need for widespread change" in both social and political spheres. "The patriarchal mindset deeply rooted in Bihar creates the need for widespread change in both social and political spheres. Every daughter has the right to grow up with the assurance that her parental home is a safe place, where she can return without any fear, guilt, shame, or having to explain herself to anyone," she added. She further emphasised that implementing such measures is not only an administrative duty but also a crucial step in saving women from exploitation and harassment. "Implementing this measure is not just an administrative duty, but a crucial step towards saving countless women from future exploitation and harassment," she further wrote. On November 15, Acharya quit politics and "disowned" the family, accusing her brother, Tejashwi Yadav, and his close aides, Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, of asking her to leave. She said that she was "humiliated, abuses were hurled, shoes were raised to kill her." Rohini Acharya's decision to sever ties with her family came after the RJD suffered a major loss in the Bihar Assembly election, finishing as the third-largest party with just 25 seats despite contesting on more than 140 seats. (ANI)
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