President of the BJP State Mahila Morcha Simantini Jena along with the party’s State media convenor Anil Dhir on Wednesday met the agitating members of the All Odisha Kinnar Mahasabha, who are demanding implementation of their eight-point charter.
The Kinnar Mahasangha launched an indefinite agitation at the lower PMG Square here from Wednesday. The BJP leaders assured Kinnar Mahasabha chief Meera that the BJP is in favour of implementation for the demands of the transgender community.
In the BJP-ruled States of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, the transgender have been given special status and provided various benefits, the BJP leaders said. In fact, in Madhya Pradesh, during the NDA regime, Shabnam Mausi was elected to the State Assembly, they pointed out.
The inclusion of a third category of sex in the Census enumeration was also initiated during the NDA regime, they further pointed out.