Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Oppn alleges `scam` in Ladki Bahin Yojana; NCP (SP) says `brothers became sisters`

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `Ladki Bahin` was a well orchestrated yojana to lure and trick the people of Maharashtra to vote for Mahayuti 

Crasto pointed out that earlier the Mahayuti government itself had identified more than 26 lakh ineligible beneficiaries of the scheme which was launched months ahead of the assembly polls last year. "All this goes to prove that this (Ladki Bahin) was a well orchestrated yojana to lure and trick the people of Maharashtra to vote for them (ruling alliance). The truth of this vote luring scheme is now coming out in the open," he charged.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mahayuti govt tried to turn `brothers into sisters`, claims NCP (SP) 

He maintained the Mahayuti government tried to turn "brothers into sisters" just to garner votes in the November 2024 assembly polls, which were won decisively by the BJP-led bloc also consisting of the Shiv Sena and the NCP. The Opposition party spokesperson termed the disbursal of stipend to men under a scheme targeted at poor women as "hilarious chicanery" and noted the government stands exposed over implementation of its flagship welfare programme.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Oppn alleges `scam` in Ladki Bahin Yojana; NCP (SP) says `brothers became sisters` for votes
The Ladki Bahin Yojana for women from low income families was a well orchestrated plan to "trick" the people of Maharashtra to vote for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance, the NCP (SP) claimed on Wednesday and sought an SIT probe into alleged irregularities in the scheme. In a statement here, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto cited response to a Right to Information (RTI) query, and said 12,431 men were disbursed Rs 1,500 each a month for 13 months, with the total amount pegged at Rs 24.24 crore, under the scheme meant for women from families earning less than Rs 2.5 lakh annually. (PTI)

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rane supports Hindu workers who protested over issue

Speaking to ANI, he questioned if Muslims would accept Hindus chanting "Hanuman Chalisa at Haji Ali", emphasising that prayers should be offered at designated places. Rane supported Hindu workers who raised their voices on the issue. (ANI)