Bhattarai, in her 30’s, says in a male-dominated political arena, women still need to take proper advantage of the 33 percent seats in the parliament before asking for a 50 percent reservation because much remains to be done to ulitise the 33 percent to its utmost.
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However, Bhattarai points out how power can have a negative influence in politics, be it for males or females. “Power doesn’t necessarily mean money and power is associated with state and government being able to make better policies. But in the process, you become myopic and lured by this charm of being in power that you eventually change and become corrupt. Politicians don’t have a backup plan and they eventually become corrupt in the process because they are underpaid,” added Bhattarai. “There are bodies to check misuse of power but they are themselves corrupt,” she complained.
Society should be progressive but change could also be going backward, said Bhattarai. She said young women should step forward as change-makers in homes, relationships, offices adding that it’s time they contribute to bringing a good change in the country. Women of all generations should voice out their concerns in the country’s most critical issues.
Bhattarai, who wants to revolutionise Nepali politics, believes women are the key.
This article is the first of five in the series “Nepali Women in Politics”.
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