Maharashtra elections: BJP MP apologises for threatening Ladki Bahin scheme beneficiaries
The Election Commission filed a complaint against legislator Dhananjay Mahadik after he warned women in the state against attending Congress rallies.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Dhananjay Mahadik on Sunday apologised for threatening the beneficiaries of Maharashtra’s Ladki Bahin Yojana by warning them against attending Congress poll rallies.
Under the Ladki Bahin scheme, women between the ages of 21 to 65, whose annual family income is under Rs 2.5 lakh, receive Rs 1,500 per month in the form of direct bank transfers.
The polling for the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly will take place in a single phase on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23, alongside that of the Jharkhand elections.
Speaking at an election rally in Kolhapur on Saturday, Mahadik had said: “In the Congress rallies, if you spot women who availed of the Rs 1,500 under Ladki Bahin Yojana, then take their pictures…We will see them.”
“Taking from our government and singing their paeans, this would not be allowed,” The Indian Express quoted the MP as saying.
Also read: Can the Ladki Bahin scheme prove to be a gamechanger in Maharashtra elections?
The returning officer for Kolhapur South subsequently issued a notice to Mahadik, pointing out that he had violated the Model Code of Conduct, reported The Times of India. The MP was asked to issue a clarification regarding his statement.
The Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines that all political parties, electoral candidates and...
