The Congress in Maharashtra on Saturday complained to the State Election Commission against a social media post by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and state minister Girish Mahajan announcing the disbursal of funds under the Ladki Bahin scheme ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival, The Times of India reported.
The festival falls on January 14, a day before polling is slated to take place for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including Mumbai.
The Ladki Bahin scheme, launched in June 2024, provides a monthly transfer of Rs 1,500 to women aged 21 to 65 whose families earn less than Rs 2.5 lakh a year. The scheme is said to have played a significant role in the Mahayuti alliance winning 230 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly in November.
The coalition comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction of the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party faction headed by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
देवाभाऊंकडून लाडक्या बहिणींना मिळणार..
मकर संक्रांतीची मोठी भेट !१४ जानेवारी पूर्वी लाडक्या बहिणींच्या बँक खात्यात डिसेंबर व जानेवारी महिन्याचे
३००० रुपये जमा होणार !#DevendraFadnavis #DevaBhau #MahaYuti #मुख्यमंत्री_लाडकी_बहीण_योजना pic.twitter.com/VEzpm7lczK— Girish Mahajan (@girishdmahajan) January 7, 2026
On Sunday, Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal alleged that Mahajan’s post announcing the release of installments for December and January amounted to an attempt to influence women voters and violated the model code of conduct, The Times of…
Source: Maharashtra Congress moves EC against minister’s post about Ladki Bahin payout ahead of local polls
