Overview
- The four-day national conference will run January 25–28 at RTC Kalyana Mandapam, with a pre-conference exhibition on January 24 and a public meeting on Sunday.
- AIDWA leaders allege the BJP is pushing Manusmriti-linked ideology, tying it to rising crimes against women and children as well as hostility toward minorities.
- Mariam Dhawale cited NCRB figures that POCSO cases rose 90% between 2022 and 2024, framing the surge as evidence of worsening safety.
- An AIDWA survey across 22 states reports steep microfinance burdens, with many women paying effective rates above 25% and nearly 300 in Telangana flagged as severely affected.
- Speakers criticized central policies they say harm tribals and the rural poor and proposed measures including curbing reliance on liquor revenues and expanding government-supported loans for women-led livelihoods.