Sat Sep 27 12:50:31 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

The Congress party is criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for launching a scheme in Bihar to provide ₹10,000 to 75 lakh women, alleging it is a “vote revdi” (vote dole) tactic ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. They contrast this with Modi’s criticism of the Karnataka government’s similar scheme providing ₹2,000 per month to women. The Congress claims this is a desperate attempt to influence voters and that the current Bihar government is on its way out.

**News Article:**

**Congress Accuses Modi of “Vote Revdi” with Bihar Women’s Scheme**

*New Delhi – September 27, 2025* – The Indian National Congress has launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of attempting to buy votes in Bihar with a new scheme offering ₹10,000 to 75 lakh women in the state. The scheme, dubbed the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, aims to support women’s self-employment and livelihood activities.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took to X, formerly Twitter, to denounce the initiative as a “vote revdi” (vote dole), a term used to describe the distribution of freebies to influence voters. Ramesh pointed out what he sees as hypocrisy, noting that Modi had previously criticized the Congress-led Karnataka government’s Griha Lakshmi scheme, which provides ₹2,000 per month to 1.3 crore women.

“The Prime Minister has been continuously criticising it,” Ramesh posted, “And just yesterday, the Prime Minister announced an OTP (One Time Payment) for the women of Bihar — that too, just a few days before the implementation of the code of conduct.”

The Bihar scheme, launched virtually by Modi on Friday, will initially provide ₹10,000 per recipient, with the possibility of further support up to ₹2 lakh based on the success of the enterprise. The ₹7,500-crore project is touted by the NDA government in Bihar as a measure to promote women’s economic empowerment.

Ramesh dismissed the scheme as a desperate move and predicted the downfall of the current Bihar government in the upcoming assembly elections. “Nitish Kumar has now become the past — and when the results come, Prime Minister Modi will also become the past,” he stated.

The upcoming Bihar assembly elections are expected to be a closely contested battle, and the Congress’s accusations highlight the heightened political tensions in the state. The scheme remains popular amongst women.

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