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Women Queue Up Outside Congress Office In Lucknow And Demand Their 8.5 Thousand Rupees Per Month
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
In a surprising turn of events following the Lok Sabha elections, a large number of women in Lucknow gathered outside a Congress office, demanding the 'guarantee cards' promised by the party during its campaign.
The Congress, in its pre-election strategy, had distributed these cards to households, promising an annual amount of Rs 1 lakh to the female head of every poor family.
Visuals showed a large number of Muslim women lining up outside a Congress office in Lucknow in the sweltering heat, India Today reported.
Some were there to demand the cards, while others who had already received them were submitting forms to start receiving the promised funds in their bank accounts.
A few women claimed they had obtained receipts from the Congress office after submitting their forms with details to receive the money.
Among these guarantees was the Mahalakshmi scheme under which the party promised that Rs 8,500 per month would be directly credited into the account of women heads of families belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category.
This scheme is similar to the Gruha Lakshmi scheme under the Congress-led Karnataka government, wherein women heads of poor families receive Rs 2,000 monthly.
Recently, the General Post Office in Bengaluru saw several women rushing to open accounts anticipating a monthly deposit of Rs 8,500 into their accounts if the INDI Alliance came to power at the Centre.
Despite defying exit poll predictions and securing 234 seats, the INDI Alliance fell short as the BJP-led NDA clinched 292 seats, likely paving the way for the formation of the next government.
