Punjab: Husbands of Elected Women Won’t Be Allowed in Panchayat Meetings, Says Govt

The decision is aimed to stop the practice of meetings being attended by husbands, sons or other relatives on behalf of women representatives of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), Punjab cabinet minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said, asserting that a long overdue decision was taken to genuinely empower women instead of paying lip service