This First Hindu Woman will contest on General Seat in the upcoming elections in Pakistan, emerges as a beacon of hope for Minorities

July 23, 2018:

Sunita Parmar, a 31-year-old Hindu Woman, has emerged as a beacon of hope not only for the minorities but also for women, who make up 52 per cent of the Pakistan’s 220 Million population.

Sunita Parmar has taken a difficult decision of contesting General Elections being held on July 25 and is confident of challenging stereotypes in the process.

Hailing from Tharparker’s Hindu Meghwar community, Sunita has made history as the first Hindu woman to contest provincial assembly election. She is contesting from Tharparkar district (constituency number PS56) in Pakistan’s Southern Sindh province as an independent candidate.

Unveiling her agenda in her native town of Islamkot, Sunita vowed to improve standards of education for women and revitalise poor health facilities in Thar.

She stated that,“I will try to improve standards of education for women and health facilities in Tharparkar”.

Sunita further added that,“Previous governments did nothing for the people of this area. Even in the 21st Century, we lack basic health facilities and proper educational institutes for women”.

Despite hardships and pressure from society (to stop studying), she did her Masters in Education. “I believe in girl’s education. This is the only way to make women stronger and help them prosper,” she said.

In march this year, Krishna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh become the first-ever Hindu Dalit Woman Senator.

Source Gulf News