Announced welfare schemes just for show ahead of Assembly polls, says Aaditya Thackeray 

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray criticizes Maharashtra government's 'Majhi Ladki Bahini' scheme as election tactic, lacking genuine intent.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray strongly criticised the upcoming ‘Majhi Ladki Bahini’ scheme and similar women-centric schemes introduced by the ruling MahaYuti alliance in Maharashtra, suggesting that these initiatives are merely election tactics with no genuine intent to benefit the public.

Speaking to The Hindu, he pointed out that previous budget promises from 2022, 2023, and 2024 have not been fulfilled, and accused the government of using the scheme for short-term electoral gain ahead of the Assembly polls, while spending exorbitantly on publicity. The Thackeray scion dismissed the ruling party’s efforts to woo women voters through such schemes, stating that women can easily distinguish between sincere leadership and self-serving politicians. 

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