BJP launches its own u2018 Deendayalu2019 thali for R 30

IN a bid to counter the ruling Shiv Senau2019s politics of subsidised food, the opposition BJP in Maharashtra on Tuesday launched its own cheap lunch plate on the occasion of the death anniversary of Jana Sangh leader Deendayal Upadhyaya.

The u201c Deendayalu201d lunch plate has three chapatis, a bowl of rice, two vegetables, peanut chutney and mango pickle while the u201c Shivbhojanu201d thali has two chapatis, a vegetable ( 100 gm), 150 gm of rice, and a bowl of dal. The BJP has roped in women self- help groups affiliated to the saffron party, for the thali scheme.