BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to believe the call for of third genders to offer 5% reservation in elections. The third gender group has been demanding 5% electoral reservation in Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, state assembly and urban-local frame elections.
"It is requested to kindly consider the aforesaid demands of the Third Gender Surakshya Trust in the lights of the guidelines/rules formulated by the Election Commission of India," learn the letter from state joint leader election commissioner, Bhabani Prasad Ray to ECI.
Odisha is the first state to make suggestions for reservation for third genders to the ECI. The ECI had given recognition to the third genders beneath "other" category in 2009 on poll bureaucracy. In 2014 the Supreme Court of India gave them formal recognition as third genders and asked governments to believe them as socially and economically backward.
"Like other minority groups, third genders have been deprived of their rights and face severe discrimination, are tortured and treated badly in the society. Third genders should also be given reservation in the electoral system to put forth their demands in right perspective like it is given for women and SC and ST categories," mentioned secretary of T G Surakshya Trust, Pratap Sahu.
The inhabitants of transgenders in Odisha shall be round 20,000, claimed the consider. However, there's no exact figure of their inhabitants is to be had.
"We have submitted our demand before various forums including the prime minister, chief minister and election commission of India and state election officer seeking 5% reservation. There are many transgender who want to take active role in politics but on a level-playing field," mentioned Menaka Kinnar, president of the consider.
Menaka had contested in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation election in 2013 as 'male' candidate while the candidature of another transgender Madhuri Kinnar used to be cancelled as a result of she had applied beneath 'different' category.
State government has additionally demanded the ECI to organise particular camps for the third genders to offer them with voter ID cards.
"It is requested to kindly consider the aforesaid demands of the Third Gender Surakshya Trust in the lights of the guidelines/rules formulated by the Election Commission of India," learn the letter from state joint leader election commissioner, Bhabani Prasad Ray to ECI.
Odisha is the first state to make suggestions for reservation for third genders to the ECI. The ECI had given recognition to the third genders beneath "other" category in 2009 on poll bureaucracy. In 2014 the Supreme Court of India gave them formal recognition as third genders and asked governments to believe them as socially and economically backward.
"Like other minority groups, third genders have been deprived of their rights and face severe discrimination, are tortured and treated badly in the society. Third genders should also be given reservation in the electoral system to put forth their demands in right perspective like it is given for women and SC and ST categories," mentioned secretary of T G Surakshya Trust, Pratap Sahu.
The inhabitants of transgenders in Odisha shall be round 20,000, claimed the consider. However, there's no exact figure of their inhabitants is to be had.
"We have submitted our demand before various forums including the prime minister, chief minister and election commission of India and state election officer seeking 5% reservation. There are many transgender who want to take active role in politics but on a level-playing field," mentioned Menaka Kinnar, president of the consider.
Menaka had contested in Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation election in 2013 as 'male' candidate while the candidature of another transgender Madhuri Kinnar used to be cancelled as a result of she had applied beneath 'different' category.
State government has additionally demanded the ECI to organise particular camps for the third genders to offer them with voter ID cards.
Odisha government recommends EC of India to give 5% reservation to third genders in polls
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