Career
She is also the president of the All India Mahila Congress. She is a renowned Hindi poet and social worker In 2009, she was openly critical of the Left Front rule of the state of Bengal, saying that crimes against women have been growing in the previous 33 years of rule.
In 2014, she was part of a group of women who supported an Aam Sabha for the 33% Women"s Reservation Bill.
She stated that the bill would help "empower Indian women socially, economically and politically."
Thakur has spoken out on other women"s issues, calling for stricter anti-rape provisions in India. Thakur was also a supporter of laws against "honour killings." She has responded to comments about implementing dress codes to combat incidents of rape and has been quoted saying, "The question is not about the dress code, but the mentality of mentor
I don"t think there is a need for anyone else to say anything about how a girl should behave." Thakur believes instead, that as more women see rapists being dealt "justice," they will be more likely to file cases against assailants. She has previously spoken out about the amount of violent crime against women in Delhi.