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Cong's sanitary pad handout with Rahul's photo sparks row in Bihar

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July 05, 2025

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.

- Subhash Pathak

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 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 promise of 2,500 monthly sti-

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