Union Minister Misspells 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao', Video Goes Viral
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At an event under the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, Ms Thakur spelt the slogan incorrectly.
Union Minister and BJP leader Savitri Thakur's attempt to write the slogan 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' in Hindi on a whiteboard has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. At an event under the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar, Ms Thakur spelt the slogan incorrectly, drawing criticism from the Opposition. ये केंद्रीय महिला एवं बाल विकास राज्यमंत्री सावित्री ठाकुर हैं जिले में शिक्षा जागरूकता रथ पर उन्हें ‘बेटी बचाओ बेटी पढ़ाओ' का स्लोगन लिखना था लेकिन, मंत्रीजी ने लिखा- "बेढी पडाओ बच्चाव" शपथ-पत्र के मुताबिक वे 12वीं पास हैं ये टीप उनके नहीं बल्कि देश के "शैक्षणिक स्तर" पर है pic.twitter.com/v66qM05Uyc
Ms Thakur, who serves as the Minister of State for Women and Child Development and is a Lok Sabha member from Dhar, mistakenly wrote "Beddi Padhao Bachao" on a whiteboard.
The Opposition, particularly the Congress, seized the opportunity to question Ms Thakur's educational qualifications. Senior Congress leader KK Mishra criticized Thakur's literacy, terming it a "misfortune of democracy". According to her affidavit, Ms Thakur has studied till class 12.
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