Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 662981,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/662981/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 554,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "engagement are largely skewed to favour men because it is about violence and who can get people to shout the most and pull down your opponent’s posters and such like things. These are not things that women particularly excel in yet we know that the determinant of who finally gets elected is substance of the quality of the human being that they are and what they promise to offer to the electorate. However, that does not determine who gets a particular party’s ticket at the point. Therefore, such kind of an honest attempt will include our women in the party organs and ensure that they are involved at the level where rules are set at the party decision making organs. They will be able to determine cases where, for example, women feel they have been strongly infringed upon in a nomination exercise and that is a plus and a step in the right direction. I really want to laud the drafters of this Bill for such a brilliant consideration. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, something has also been mentioned about the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. I agree that it is an important Office. If you were to apply the law to the letter, this is something which we all know that there are certain things that we have not set right. A good example is the so-called big political party players that are in the country right now. I would like this attempt to reform or rather give strength to the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties. I look forward to a time where political parties will be challenged by the Registrar of Political Parties regarding a particular practice in a political party that is not in accordance with the law. Such scenarios would trigger political parties to conform failure to which they could run the risk of being deregistered. This can only happen if we give strength to such independent offices. I hope once this law is enacted, the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties will move with speed so that, in future, we may look back--- We all know this. Somebody one time said that a life that has not left a mark was not worth living. We live our lives in phases. We happen to be in the Eleventh Parliament as Members of the Senate. This is one of the best gifts that we can give to this country because we know what politics means to us, as a nation. We are a politically active nation. We are a country that is best known the world over that immediately after a campaign season, people who want to run for offices in the next election begin campaigning after a short while after assuming office. We should set a few ground rules that will give good direction and guidance to political parties. If we do that, probably in another 10 of 15 years, we will be talking about two or three major political parties that have been there for a long period of time and have espoused certain values. For that matter, I will be proud to say that I was a Member of the House that enacted the law that finally dealt with the challenge that Members of the political class used to face for a long time. We will all be happy that we were part of the team that gave direction and leadership and showed people how to run good and mature political parties in this country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for those reasons, I beg to support."
}