BJP Took Money From Women For Gogo-Didi Forms, Says JMM

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took ₹500 from women for filling out forms under the promised Gogo-Didi Yojna, adding that the state government would initiate the process to recover the money from the party.

- Vishal Kant

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Addressing a press conference, JMM general secretary and spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya said, "We have received complaints that the BJP took ₹500 each from women for filling forms under the Gogo-Didi Yojna the party had promised ahead of the elections and spent that money on the election campaign. The state government will initiate the process to recover the money."

The remark comes a couple of days before the state government is scheduled to hold a mega event in the state capital on January 6 to disburse the first instalment of ₹2,500 to around 5.6 million women beneficiaries under the Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojna (MMSY).

Challenging the BJP to implement a similar scheme across the country, Bhattacharya said, "In terms of proportion to the total population, we are providing cash transfers to around 5.7 million women, who make up over one-fourth of the 20 million women population in the state. The BJP leaders should pressurise the Centre to develop a national plan to implement Gogo-Didi for women."