Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that her expectation is not only to have women elected as political representatives but also to empower women in grassroots-level political activism. She pointed out that the election of twenty women from her party to the Tenth Parliament is the result of a sustained initiative to empower women in politics, and that the objective of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus is to continue that effort beyond party divisions.
The Prime Minister expressed these views at a meeting held in Parliament of the Women Parliamentarians' Caucus chaired by Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savithri Paulraj.
The meeting aimed at gathering public opinion on increasing women's political...
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