Wayanad, Oct. 31 -- AICC general secretary and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to her constituency, said women make up 50 percent of the country's population, and have the power to shape India politically when they act collectively.
She was inaugurating the Kudumbashree CDS annual celebrations at Padinjarathara panchayat on Thursday.
She noted that women's contributions to poverty eradication and empowerment often go unrecognized, yet they are the ones who stand strong in times of crisis.
"I hope more women will recognize their inner strength in the coming days," she said.
Praising Kudumbasree members as symbols of women's strength and success, she said they have increased their savings tenfold and assured them of ...