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Congress Leader Kantilal Bhuria Says 'Rs 1 Lakh to Women, Double for Men With 2 Wives if Voted to Power' (Watch Video)

Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give RS 1 lakh annually to poor women.

Congress Leader Kantilal Bhuria Says 'Rs 1 Lakh to Women, Double for Men With 2 Wives if Voted to Power' (Watch Video)

Former Union minister and the Congress' Lok Sabha candidate from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh Kantilal Bhuria on Thursday courted controversy by claiming men with two wives stand to gain Rs 2 lakh under his party's Mahalaxmi scheme to give RS 1 lakh annually to poor women. "Our manifesto promises ₹ 1 lakh to every woman. It will be deposited in her bank account. (For) The person who has two wives, both of them will come under it," Bhuria said while addressing a poll rally in Sailana. 'Modi Ki Guarantee' Van Driver Says His Wife's Mangalsutra, Rs 1,300 Cash Go Missing From BJP Office in UP's Farrukhabad (Watch Video).

'Rs 1 Lakh to Women, Double for Men With 2 Wives' Says Bhuria

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