Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, said that the law and order situation has improved in the state, but it still needs to be termed " 100 percent safe for women."
She hoped a day would come when women would debate in the Parliament while their husbands would wait for them at home after preparing a meal.
She stated "We must check within our families if we are ready to give rights to women. In Panchayats, despite women becoming gram pradhans, the decisions are still being made by the men in their families,"
During the interaction with reporters at the Lucknow Raj Bhavan on Thursday Governer opined "During functions, I always ensure that women pradhans sit on their designated seats. Many women pradhans are aware and are taking decisions independently"
Her remarks came in response to a query if the society and political parties were willing to change their approach towards women especially after the women's reservation bill was passed.
"The fact is that before the BJP government came to power in UP, it was difficult for women to venture out after 5 pm. This situation was in stark contrast to Gujarat where women move freely even at midnight. Now the situation in UP has much improved on the law and order front too. But if you ask if the state is 100% safe, then I will say that there is still some work to do," she said.
