have not brought anything with us, and we will die without taking anything
from this world. Therefore, we need to share our pain and joy with all in
the community. I often sit together with the other Ward Members to discuss
issues related to women and decide on strategies on how to handle the same.
I have been elected as the Secretary of the Women Panchayat Representative
Federation. I have tried to mobilize rural women to strengthen their capacities.
Recently, I called for a dharna, an Aamran Anshan (indefinite hunger strike)
in Rahika block. The dharna focused on different rural problems of the
community, such as discrepancies in the implementation of NREgS and
in the drawing up of the BPL list. The job cards of the applicants under
NREgS would lie with President. In addition, the BPL list was incorrect and
the names of many eligible people were not included. Leaders from several
gram Panchayat Sanghs of the Block such as Bhauara, Saurath and Nazirpur
etc, also participated and supported the demands. Finally, the ‘Anshan’ was
discontinued after the BDO promised to review the BPL list and add new
names after receiving fresh applications.