ite . ▁The ▁women ▁leaders ▁in ▁Beng al ▁linked ▁their ▁cr us ade ▁to ▁a ▁moder ate ▁national ist ▁ag enda , ▁by ▁showing ▁how ▁they ▁could ▁particip ate ▁more ▁fully ▁in ▁nation - building ▁by ▁having ▁voting ▁power . ▁They ▁carefully ▁avoided ▁attack ing ▁traditional ▁gender ▁roles ▁by ▁arg uing ▁that ▁trad itions ▁could ▁co exist ▁with ▁political ▁modern ization . ▁ ▁Where as ▁wealth y ▁and ▁educated ▁women ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁were ▁granted ▁voting ▁right ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁granted ▁women ▁equal ▁voting ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁ir res pective ▁of ▁their ▁educational ▁qual ifications ▁or ▁being ▁wealth y ▁or ▁poor . ▁This ▁happened ▁when ▁the ▁G urd w ara ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁was ▁approved . ▁The ▁original ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁G urd w ara ▁Act ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁the ▁Sh ar oman i ▁G urd w ara ▁P rab hand ak ▁Committee ▁( SG PC ) ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁S ikh ▁women , ▁but ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁inserted ▁the ▁clause ▁without ▁the ▁women ▁having ▁to ▁ask ▁for ▁it . ▁Equ ality ▁of ▁women ▁with ▁men ▁is ▁en sh r ined ▁in ▁the ▁G uru ▁Gran th ▁Sah ib , ▁the ▁sacred ▁script ure ▁of ▁the ▁S ikh ▁faith . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁Act ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁separate ▁elect or ates ▁and ▁separate ▁seats ▁for ▁women