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[Watch]’Men With 2 Wives Will Get Rs 2 Lakh Under Mahalaxmi;’ BJP Leader Asks ECI To Take Action Against Congress

New Delhi: Men with two wives would receive financial aid of Rs 2 lakh if the party is elected to power, Congress leader Kantilal Bhuria said while discussing the party’s Mahalaxmi scheme on Thursday.

Bhuria, a Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam constituency, made the statement during an election campaign in the state. “After the Congress government comes to power, Rs 1 lakh will be credited in the account of every woman, which is promised in our manifesto. Those who have two wives will be getting Rs 2 lakh,” the Congress leader told the crowd.

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh and the party’s state unit chief Jitu Patwari were also present at the gathering when Bhuria made the controversial comments, India Today reported.

Under the Mahalaxmi scheme, the Congress will provide Rs. 1 lakh per year to every poor Indian family as an unconditional cash transfer. The amount will be directly deposited into the bank account of the eldest woman in the household. In the event of her absence, it will be transferred to the account of the eldest family member.

In a scathing response to Bhuria’s statement, BJP spokesperson Narendra Saluja called upon the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take action on the matter.

OB Bureau

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