While our politicians spew fire over the Women's Reservation Bill, Hemal Ashar and Satish Acharya take a fun look at some women who don't need reservations thanks to their family connections
Supriya Sule
Supriya Sule, a Lok Sabha MP from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), must have learnt all about political games from Papa -- NCP president Sharad Pawar -- when she was a little girl. One can imagine this kid reciting 'B for ballot and C for Congress' instead of the usual 'B for ball and C for cat' that they teach in nursery school.
Dial M for Mahajan
That's a controversial name in politics but then, what is politics without controversy? Ask Poonam Mahajan, daughter of the late Pramod Mahajan, who famously said after her father's death, "BJP is as old as me. I've grown up with it."
Today, while brother Rahul talks Dulhaniya, Poonam has already joined the BJP and, though she lost the 2009 Maharashtra Assembly elections against an MNS candidate from Ghatkopar (W), looks like she has no shoe bite from her political shoes.
Priya Dutt
She may be setting a national record for cutting ribbons and attending meets, but Priya Dutt, daughter of actor-turned-politician Sunil Dutt, is now a dyed-in-the-wool politician. With political blood coursing through her veins, she has been representing the Mumbai North Central constituency since 2009. We guess those padyatras and picking up political tips from daddy dearest helped.
Pranati Shinde
When your dad is former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, why think of a career other than politics? One can imagine Praniti answering 'politician' in her school when all the kids were asked the perennial question: What would you like to be when you grow up?
Varsha Gaikwad
Eknath Gaikwad's daughter Varsha Gaikwad, an MLA, has proved her worth in politics and says she needs to work harder. While the journey, or the landing, may not be cushy, dad did provide the springboard into the Congress for his light-eyed gal. She joins the bevy of betis in politics.
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