Shillong, Sept 28: On Wednesday, the president of the Mahila Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee, Selma D. Shira shared her visions for the holistic development of the women in Meghalaya.
“Being the president of the Meghalaya Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee, my first and foremost vision is to uplift the living standards of women in the state”, said Shira.
Commenting on the deteriorating state of women’s safety and security in Meghalaya, Shira highlighted that in order to play a key role in the political arena, women need to possess political awareness. She further added that in order to concretize her visions.
Smti, Selma D. Shira start by interacting and conducting group discussions with the district Mahila Congress Committee and the block-level Mahila Committee in their respective places. “The block level would work at the grassroots level and interact with the women in order to impart political awareness among the women”, she added*.
On September 26, The Meghalaya Pradesh Trinamool Congress constituted their women wing- Meghalaya Pradesh Mahila Trinamool Congress Committee; with a strength of 18 members. Meghalaya TMC aims to create a space for the active involvement of women in spreading the visions of the party across the state.
Among the eighteen Office Bearers and Executive members, Selma D. Shira has been appointed as the President of the Mahila Pradesh Trinamool Congress Committee.
Mehalin S Marak, Kathleen Marbaniang, and June E Marak have been appointed as the Vice Presidents. Merilline Ch Marak and Noorun Mehraj Warjri have been given the responsibilities to work as General Secretaries in the Committee.
With a strengthened women’s wing, Meghalaya TMC has once again proven to be the sole credible alternative in redressing the negligence of the MDA government.
