Kodiyeri Balakrishnan responds to the question of whether 50 per cent women will be represented in the state committee. Kodiyeri said, “Are you trying to break the committee? Tell me practical things.” At the same time, women delegates, including Minister R. Bindu, criticized some male leaders’ treatment of women leaders in public.
This is how Kodiyeri Balakrishnan first started talking about women’s participation in the party. Kodiyeri was wrong when asked if women would get 50 per cent participation in party committees. Interestingly, the secretary’s controversial remarks came at a time when the proposal to increase the representation of women in the party leadership was being implemented at various levels. Women secretaries were elected in 1991 branches in the state. Increased representation of women from local to district committees. At the same time, there was criticism in the public debate at the CPM convention that the attitude of some male leaders towards women leaders was bad. Rose. The criticism was leveled by Minister R Bindu. Bindu openly said that the complaint was not considered properly.
Some other women delegates also raised the issue in public. The members also pointed out that although more women have been included as branch secretaries, patriarchy still exists in many places. The activity report mentions that disciplinary action was taken against former Shornur MLA PK Sasi on the complaint of a woman activist. Criticism is also in this context. Although it can be interpreted as not being said for a specific purpose, no one expects such a response from the CPM secretary, even to a joke.