Shillong, Nov 14: The National Commission for Women has urged all political parties to reserve 33 per cent reservation for women in elections and properly empower them in socially, economically and politically.

“Let women get a chance to prove themselves because in practical, women are not getting enough support from the family or society. They do not have a say in many things be it religious processes, politically or socially. Women should have land rights and own farm land and empowered them financially,” the NCW chairperson, Rekha Sharma said.

Sharma was in Shillong on Tuesday and attended a meeting that discussed about a report of a study conducted by NCW on socio-economic and political empowerment of women in North Eastern states.

She said that recommendations of the study on socio-economic and political empowerment of women in the Northeast were being worked out by the Centre respective states.

The meeting was held at the North Eastern Council where NEC member, C.K. Das, NEC secretary, Ram Muivah and representatives of State Commission for Women from various states of the North East.

On domestic violence, Sharma said that the NCW did not receive many complaints about domestic violence related cases in the Northeast though she said that crimes against women in the region have increased, including trafficking.

Sharma also agreed that the demand for setting up of special courts to try cases related to crimes against women.

She said that trafficking of women from the region keeps on increasing especially in Assam and some places in Mizoram.

“The victims were taken to some massage or beauty parlours. Sometimes they were used for other reasons and taken out of India,” she said while suggesting the need to provide victims shelter for rehabilitation, besides various skill trainings so that they start their small time business and have proper jobs in their place.

She said that the main reason for trafficking was when the family is financially weak, and lack of earning at the place they live in.

“Women should be provided skill trainings so that can look for opportunities outside, and traffickers will not get the chance to show them false dreams,” Sharma stated.

Sharma also said that women in Northeast work hard and run markets as small traders and farmers, whereas the women did not get enough wages which is different from men.