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A postgraduate in Marathi literature and visiting faculty at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, Patil has been an active social worker since 2007, when she was in college. “I have been working for people ever since I identified as a man,” she said.
Over the years, Patil has worked with several organizations such as Sarva Seva Sangh and Lok Sangharsh Morcha, and belongs to the Leva community.
However, for Patil’s campaign, the issues go far beyond her own community and her identity as a transgender.
When asked about the reception he received from voters, Patil said that the positivity people have towards him is because of his work.
“Looking at my work in the last 15 years, I was the same person to people then and I am the same now. The people who stood with me then, stand with me even now. That section of the society who stands with me today Is standing. vanchit (Deprived). They are farmers, tribals, SC, Muslims, micro-OBCs. These are the people who till date have been seen only as vote banks in this constituency.”
For Patil, the issues of banana farmers, fake entry of tribals in government jobs, irrigation facilities for all farmers, minimum support price (MSP) for crops, fair compensation against crop damage, better schools for children and Raver’s welfare are important. Including creation of jobs for the youth. Major issues.
But speaking in the ‘big scheme’ about her candidacy as a transgender, Patil has many complaints from various political parties, “especially from those who had made a lot of big promises.”
