On a day when an objectionable post by the Congress’ social media in-charge Supriya Shrinate against actor and BJP candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat, Kangana Ranaut, triggered outrage, the Congress attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for reducing the budget of women-centred welfare schemes, flagging five key problems.
Ms. Shrinate later clarified that the post had been authored by someone who had access to her social media accounts.
Meanwhile, in a 11-part post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the Modi government’s record in the past 10 years in implementing various women-centric schemes. He said the BJP’s slogans of “nari shakti” (women empowerment) remained empty words without real action. “For 10 years, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has seen only incompetence, apathy, and an anti-women mindset. While the Minister herself remains silent as women across India are assaulted, waking up only for crimes in Opposition-ruled states, her Ministry diverts funds away from necessary schemes and hardworking women,” he wrote.
