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AAP criticises Karnataka cabinet for excluding women
The Hindu··5 Aug
The Aam Aadmi Party criticised Congress after Karnataka's cabinet expansion under Chief Minister D K Shivakumar included no woman minister. Nineteen new ministers were sworn in, taking the council to 33 members including the chief minister. AAP leaders said the omission contradicted the party's public talk of women empowerment. The expansion was the first under Chief Minister Shivakumar.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Karnataka voters can track whether women's representation returns when the remaining berth is filled.
- Anyone following gender and politics can compare manifesto promises on empowerment with actual cabinet composition.
- Residents of districts left out of the expansion may watch how regional and factional claims shaped the final list.
What's Happening
- AAP criticised Congress after Karnataka's cabinet expansion under Chief Minister D K Shivakumar included no woman minister.
- Nineteen new ministers were sworn in, taking the council to the constitutional ceiling of 33 members including the CM.
- AAP also questioned the reinstatement of B Nagendra, who had earlier resigned amid the Valmiki Corporation scam case.
Why a Full Cabinet Can Still Have Zero Women
- Reports said MLC Gayathri Shanthegowda was on the high command's approved list but was dropped before the swearing-in.
- Chief Minister Shivakumar said a woman minister would be inducted later, after factional and caste calculations shaped berths.
- The previous Siddaramaiah cabinet had one woman minister, making the current zero count a sharp break with recent practice.
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