AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday slammed the Delhi government's Lakshmi Yojna for excluding women with more than three children from its ambit, saying that it was confusing for the Hindus as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has asked them to have many children.
The Delhi Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday approved Lakshmi Yojna under which eligible women will receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500.
According to scheme guidelines, women who have more than three children can not apply for the financial assistance.
"Mohan Bhagwat is saying that every Hindu should have as many children as possible and Rekha Gupta is saying that if you have more than three children, you will not get the benefit under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojna," Kejriwal said in a post on X.
"The helpless Hindus are confused. Rekha ji and Bhagwat ji should tell the Hindus what exactly they should do," he said.
Bhagwat, at an event in Lucknow in February, called for uniting and empowering the Hindu society, saying that while there was no threat, vigilance was necessary. He suggested that Hindu families should consider having at least three children.
Addressing the event, Bhagwat expressed concern over what he described as a declining Hindu population and said inducement- or coercion-based religious conversions should be stopped.
(With inputs from PTI)
