00:00 We believe that in this present time,
00:05 there is no class of society
00:08 that needs to fight for itself and only on its own.
00:17 In the time we are in,
00:21 there is an intersectionality in every discourse.
00:27 Intersectionality means that
00:30 if we talk about security,
00:33 security is not only for a particular class of society,
00:36 it is needed for the whole society.
00:38 If we talk about poverty,
00:41 it is not only for a particular gender,
00:45 it is applicable to all genders.
00:48 And if we try to trace any kind of community in society,
00:55 we see an intersectionality in that.
00:59 That is why we believe that in this present time,
01:02 the movements that are taking place separately,
01:05 need to be brought together.
01:09 They need to be brought together.
01:11 Meaning, the movement of students,
01:15 the movement of students is there,
01:17 but it should also be the movement of women's rights.
01:22 The movement of farmers is there,
01:26 but it should also be the movement of women's rights.
01:30 In this country, whether it is the tribal movement,
01:33 Dalit movement, student movement,
01:36 farmer movement, labor movement,
01:40 any political party,
01:43 whatever the front is,
01:45 like if we talk about our party,
01:47 the Indian National Congress,
01:49 then we have the student front, NSY,
01:53 the youth front, Youth Congress,
01:56 the women's front, Women's Congress,
01:58 the farmer's front, Farmer's Congress.
02:01 We believe that all these fronts
02:04 should work together,
02:07 should work as one,
02:08 should work as a four pillars of democracy.
02:13 We should all work as one pillar.
02:16 We should work together.
02:18 That is why, when I am here with you today,
02:22 I have not come to give a speech.
02:25 In every action of yours,
02:28 we should work together, shoulder to shoulder,
02:31 both the front should work together.
02:34 And the challenges that are before the country,
02:37 which our National President also told about,
02:40 the National President of the Women's Congress,
02:42 Netaji also told,
02:43 our training program's Sachinji also told,
02:47 all the speakers who are coming,
02:49 who are telling us about the challenges in the present time,
02:53 in these challenges,
02:54 we need to work together.
02:57 And we should create an environment
03:01 within our party, within the organization,
03:03 so that people from all walks of society
03:06 can easily connect with us,
03:09 can come in between us.
03:11 Because if we talk about the student movement,
03:15 the women, the girls,
03:18 they are half-caste.
03:20 And if we do not give them proper space
03:26 in our meetings, in our organization's organization,
03:28 in our programs,
03:30 if we do not create a comfortable environment for them,
03:33 if we do not create such a political culture,
03:36 that they will be afraid, they will not come forward,
03:38 this means, as students,
03:42 as students' organization,
03:44 we are ignoring the half-caste of the society.
03:48 That is why, when I am talking to you,
03:51 I am insisting you,
03:52 that the students who are here,
03:56 who are connected with your organization,
03:58 you connect them with us,
04:01 and we will work with them,
04:03 and create a new kind of student movement in this country.
04:08 We will work to move a class of students forward.
04:11 As you all know,
04:13 that our party has just started a campaign,
04:17 that how to nurture the youth,
04:21 the women leaders.
04:24 For that, Indira Fellowship has been started.
04:27 We feel that our different kinds of front,
04:31 that front should work together,
04:33 should work together,
04:35 and we should be able to move this unity forward,
04:37 we should be able to create that comfortable environment,
04:40 where women are not afraid of coming to political events,
04:45 they should not be afraid,
04:46 we should establish such a political culture,
04:49 because the question today is very serious.
04:53 The serious question is,
04:55 that you need to look at some things very carefully and understand them.
04:59 It is not that,
05:01 that there is no female Prime Minister in our country,
05:04 there is no female President in our country,
05:07 there is no Speaker of the Lok Sabha in our country,
05:10 there is no Governor,
05:11 there is no Mayor,
05:12 there is no Chief Minister,
05:13 it is not like that.
05:15 So on one hand, women got representation,
05:19 but on the other hand,
05:20 if we talk about today,
05:22 then women have increased in the number of crimes.
05:26 We will have to understand this antiracism.
05:29 How is this happening?
05:31 If we look at the history of this country in detail,
05:34 then we will understand.
05:36 As our National President said,
05:38 that the countries which call themselves developed countries,
05:41 in those developed countries,
05:43 women and men did not get equal right to vote.
05:48 In America,
05:50 for one person, one vote,
05:52 a huge protest was carried out,
05:54 but this is the gift of our ancestors,
05:57 our founding mothers and fathers,
06:00 they made such a constitution,
06:02 that we got the right to vote with freedom.
06:05 You people should know this,
06:08 that we write and take the name of Dr. Bhabha Sahib Bhimrao Ambedkar,
06:13 he contributed to making this constitution,
06:16 but if you look at the constitution,
06:18 then 15 women were also members of that constitution,
06:22 who gave their views, their suggestions,
06:25 with which this constitution was made.
06:27 Those were 15 women,
06:29 and they were from different communities,
06:32 from different areas,
06:35 from different backgrounds,
06:36 they contributed.
06:38 If we look at the history of this country,
06:41 then you cannot forget the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi.
06:45 The most anti-colonial movement that happened in the whole world,
06:50 if a person did the work of uniting women with the movement,
06:54 then that person's name is Mahatma Gandhi.
06:57 And you see,
06:59 to make the country free,
07:02 to make the Britishers leave this country,
07:05 Mahatma Gandhi did not have to leave Kasturba Gandhi.
07:10 Did he have to leave?
07:11 He used to take Kasturba Gandhi with him.
07:14 And there is a current Prime Minister,
07:17 who says that he had to leave his wife to serve the country.
07:20 Oh, what a betrayal!
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