Maharashtra Congress to appoint women presidents in all districts

Congress Maharashtra unit has announced that it will appoint a women as Working President in all party's district in the state.

"The Congress has a progressive tradition of giving important responsibilities to women in politics at all levels. Women leaders of Congress have held top posts like Prime Minister, President, Speaker, Governors, Chief Ministers, ministers, and other important positions. Taking ahead this glorious tradition, we shall now appoint a woman Working President in each of the 60 District Congress Committees (DCCs) in the state," said state Congress President Nana Patole.

"It was during the Congress government that the revolutionary decision to reserve 50 per cent seats for women in local bodies elections and other landmark developments came," he said.

Priyanka Gandhi has also set a new standard with 40 per cent representation to women candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and this is considered as a major step towards the empowerment of the women, he said.