The initiative to strengthen the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (women’s commission) turned out to be a battleground between the women politicians from the ruling and opposition parties, as the former allegedly selected attendees for the brainstorming session.

For the past few months, especially pertaining to the dowry suicide case in Pune, the Maharashtra women’s commission has been at the receiving end over its style of functioning. In order to improve the functioning of the commission, deputy chairperson of the state legislative council, Neelam Gorhe on Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss and zero in on the solution that could help improve functioning of the ‘Mahila Ayog’.

However, even before the meeting could begin, the blame game commenced. The Shiv Sena (UBT) camp made accusations that people were selectively invited. “Under which authority was the meeting called?” Sushma Andhare questioned while speaking to media persons. Even former mayor of Mumbai, UBT senior leader Kishori Pendnekar, echoed almost similar views.