Thakur slams AAP as 'anti-women' party

With less than two weeks left for the Delhi Assembly elections, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday launched a scathing attack on the ruling AAP, calling it a "mahila virodhi" (anti-women) party. Addressing a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi Assembly seat, Thakur accused the AAP government of neglecting women's welfare.

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"They promised to give Rs 1,000 to women but failed to deliver. The AAP-DA government also summoned Swati Maliwal to the chief minister's residence and got her assaulted. They also ignored the plight of ASHA workers by not fulfilling the promise to increase their salaries," Thakur said. He further criticised the AAP government, saying, "Atishi is the Minister of Delhi, but their anti-women stance is evident as her face is missing from posters and hoardings." "On the other hand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched transformative schemes such as 'Beti Bachao,