Kingofworld: improved layout also and corrected details

2026-02-05T04:41:34Z

improved layout also and corrected details

->SdkbBot: /* top */Removed overlinked country wikilink and general fixes (task 2)

2022-01-04T23:53:33Z

top: Removed overlinked country wikilink and general fixes (task 2)

New page

{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Prabha Thakur
| image = 
| alt = 
| caption =
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|09|10}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Politician
| years_active =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| known_for =
| notable_works =
}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
'''Prabha Thakur''' (born 10 September 1949) is an Indian politician. She is a member of the [[Indian National Congress]] party. She is a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Rajasthan]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the Indian Parliament. She is also the president of the [[All India Mahila Congress]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nfh&AN=2W6850417093&site=ehost-live|title = Congress Downplays Division at Women Workers' Srinagar Rally|last = Ashiq|first = Peerzada|date = 12 May 2010|work = Hindustan Times|access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref> She is a [[Hindi]] poet and social worker.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1896|title = Detailed Profile: Dr. Prabha Thakur|access-date = 8 August 2015|website = India.gov Archive}}</ref>

== Career ==
Thakur was a member of [[12th Lok Sabha]] from [[Ajmer (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ajmer]] constituency in [[Rajasthan]] from 1998 to 1999. In 2009, she was openly critical of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] rule of the state of [[Bengal]], saying that crimes against women have been growing in the previous 33 years of rule.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.rediff.com/money/report/bengal-among-worst-nrega-performers-pranab/20091231.htm|title = Bengal Among Worst NREGA Performers: Pranab|date = 31 December 2009|work = Rediff Business|access-date = 9 August 2015}}</ref> In 2014, she was part of a group of women who supported an ''Aam Sabha'' for the 33% [[Women's Reservation Bill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://twocircles.net/2014feb12/women_organizations_gather_jantar_mantar_demand_33_reservation.html#.VcatfUCUzGc|title = Women Organizations Gather at Jantar Mantar to Demand 33% Reservation|last = Danish|first = Saiyed|date = 12 February 2014|work = Two Circles|access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref> She stated that the bill would help "empower Indian women socially, economically and politically."<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-mahila-congress-wants-one-third-reservation-in-government-jobs-1362486|title = Now Mahila Congress Wants One-Third Reservation in Government Jobs|date = 23 March 2010|work = DNA India|access-date = 9 August 2015}}</ref>

Thakur has spoken out on other women's issues, calling for stricter anti-[[rape]] provisions in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/gudiya-rape-case-bjp-congress-moot-tougher-action/1/267083.html|title = Gudiya Rape Case: BJP, Congress Moot Tougher Action|date = 22 April 2013|work = India Today|access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref> Thakur was also a supporter of laws against '[[Honor killing|honour killings]].'<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111123/jsp/opinion/story_14787214.jsp|title = Murders Most Foul|date = 23 November 2011|work = The Telegraph|access-date = 9 August 2015}}</ref> She has responded to comments about implementing [[dress code]]s to combat incidents of rape and has been quoted saying, "The question is not about the dress code, but the mentality of men. What the girls should wear should be the concern of the girl, her parents and her family only. I don't think there is a need for anyone else to say anything about how a girl should behave."<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/guwahati-molestation-case-madhya-pradesh-minister-says-women-should-follow-indian-culture-493607|title = Guwahati Molestation Case: Madhya Pradesh Minister Says Women Should Follow Indian Culture|last = Dasgupta|first = Sabyasachi|date = 21 July 2012|work = NDTV|access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref> Thakur believes instead, that as more women see rapists being dealt "justice," they will be more likely to file cases against assailants.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article1511095.ece|title = Anti-Rape Bill Passed in Parliament|date = 21 March 2013|work = The New Indian Express|access-date = 8 August 2015}}</ref> She has previously spoken out about the amount of violent crime against women in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://post.jagran.com/Delhi-not-safe-for-females-of-any-age-say-women-MPs-in-Parliament-1355840247|title = Delhi Not Safe for Females of Any Age, Say Women MPs in Parliament|date = 18 December 2012|work = Jagran Post|access-date = 9 August 2015}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=1896 Detailed Profile in india.gov.in website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thakur, Prabha}}
[[Category:1949 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajya Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:12th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Women in Rajasthan politics]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:People from Ajmer district]]
[[Category:Women members of the Lok Sabha]]
[[Category:Women members of the Rajya Sabha]]

{{Rajasthan-INC-politician-stub}}
{{Feminism-activist-stub}}

Prabha Thakur - Revision history

Kingofworld: improved layout also and corrected details

->SdkbBot: /* top */Removed overlinked country wikilink and general fixes (task 2)