The women’s collective ‘If We Do Not Rise – Karnataka’ expressed disappointment on Thursday at the complete exclusion of women from Karnataka’s newly expanded cabinet, stating that an all-male cabinet is unacceptable and sends a message that female leadership can be disregarded in matters of state power.

“We, the women of Karnataka, women’s organisations, and groups committed to women’s rights, dignity and justice under the platform ‘If We Do Not Rise – Karnataka’, are dismayed that the recently announced Karnataka cabinet has no women in it. We had noticed that there was no woman in the first cabinet you formed as Chief Minister. But we had hoped this mistake would be corrected in the expansion. Instead, you have completely excluded women from political participation again. An all-male cabinet is not acceptable. It sends the message that when it comes to state power, women and women’s leadership can be ignored,” read a letter addressed to Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

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