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Uproar over MLA's remark on Ladli Behna
The Morning Standard|August 13, 2024
A controversy has erupted involving the Maharashtra government's 'Ladli Behna Yojana' following a remark by MLA Ravin Rana that if "sisters" refuse to vote for the BJP in the assembly elections due this year, then the government would take back Rs 1,500 (promised under the scheme) from each of such eligible women after the polls.
- SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI

Ravin Rana is BJP leader Navneet Rana's husband.

The scheme was announced barely a few months ahead of the Assembly polls. The ruling Mahayuti government earmarked Rs 25,000 crore for the mega largesse.

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