Chowdhury wins over hearts at webinar
Tribune news service
Amritsar, May 27
Very rarely do we get to see politicians lowering their guard and enjoying wit and humour. Renuka Chowdhury has been such a politician, whether it’s inside Parliament or outside. One can expect her to break into the now famous laughter at any given time.
The Rajya Sabha member and former union minister for women and child development and tourism, interacted with the panel of FICCI FLO chapter in the city through a webinar on Wednesday. Titled ‘The Fearless and Fiesty Motorcycle Leader’, the interaction focused on an informal chat with the MP, who is known to take criticism in her stride, a trait quite uncommon in politicians. Sharing her stories of enjoying a bike ride to her time as the tourism minister, Chowdhury confessed that she would love to put on a jacket and ride a bike to Leh if her weight was not an issue.
“Now that I don’t ride a motorbike due to my weight, I drive a tractor in my farm at my village,” she said. She shared her experience about the Incredible India campaign she developed while being the tourism minister, the challenges she faced as she tried to reform laws during her term at the ministry of women and child development and answered questions from her personal life as well.
Meeta Mehra, chairperson, FICCI FLO, Amritsar, moderated the interaction. FICCI FLO also launched the campaign Meri Bitiya, under which the organisation will adopt Bua Nangli, village of MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla.
“We will support education-based activities in the village, hold free health camps and eye camps, launch menstrual hygiene awareness campaign and carry out other outreach programmes to create it into a model village,” Meeta said.
