Dr Aqsa Shaikh is a medical professional, a professor at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and a member of the Transgender community.
When asked what she would do if she were to become an MP for a day, this is what she said.
This election season, Outlook passes the mic to the people of India.
Outlook's campaign 'Today, I Am MP'- is about power to people.
When asked what she would do if she were to become an MP for a day, this is what she said.
This election season, Outlook passes the mic to the people of India.
Outlook's campaign 'Today, I Am MP'- is about power to people.
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00:00 If as a trans person I get to become a member of the parliament, then my focus will be on
00:10 education.
00:11 It's the right of every person of this country to get education and as a trans person one
00:16 should not be denied the entry into schools, colleges or universities.
00:21 So I think my priority would be to ensure that the policies that are in place to ensure
00:25 that everyone gets an education, that every trans person, child, youth, adolescent gets
00:32 an education in schools and colleges.
00:35 The second important thing is health.
00:38 We all need health care systems at some point or the other.
00:43 But unfortunately, due to marginalization and discrimination, people of our trans community
00:49 are not able to reach these health care facilities.
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