Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Today, I am MP Campaign | Aqsa Sheikh - video Dailymotion

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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.

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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.

00:51 [typing sounds]

00:55 [MUSIC PLAYING]

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Today, I am MP Campaign | Aqsa Sheikh

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