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Sanitary pad handout with Rahul's photo sparks row
July 05, 2025
|Hindustan Times Lucknow
The Congress's decision to distribute free sanitary pad packets among 500,000 women in poll-bound Bihar has triggered a slugfest with the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) raising objection over photographs of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on the packets.
The initiative, called Priyadarshini Udaan Yojana, aims to raise menstrual hygiene awareness and is part of the Congress's broader women-centric outreach. The boxes featured a
BPCC chief Rajesh Kumar at a meeting with party leaders in Patna on Friday. SANTOSH KUMAR/HT
photo of Rahul Gandhi, with the Congress's poll promise of a ₹2,500 dole per month to women from deprived families.
“This drive is in line with the
هذه القصة من طبعة July 05, 2025 من Hindustan Times Lucknow.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟ تسجيل الدخول
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