Union minister writes 'Beti Padhao' slogan incorrectly in Hindi during event; Oppn targets her
Dhar (MP), Jun 19: A video of Union minister Savitri Thakur writing the 'Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao' slogan in Hindi incorrectly during an event in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced on social media with the opposition Congress questioning her credentials.
The event was organised under the 'School Chalo Abhiyan' on June 18 (Tuesday) at a government school at Bramha Kundi in Dhar.
Thakur, who is a Lok Sabha member from Dhar seat who has been appointed as Minister of State for Women and Child development, was the chief guest of this programme.
The video shows Thakur writing the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' slogan in Devanagari script on a whiteboard in an incorrect manner.
Reacting to the viral video, senior Congress leader K K Mishra said, "It is the misfortune of democracy that people who hold constitutional posts and are responsible for big departments are not competent even in their mother tongue. How can they be capable of running their ministry?"
He said the Constitution should be amended to fix the minimum educational qualification of candidates in the elections.
"On the one hand, the country's citizens are being claimed to be literate, while on the other hand, there is lack of literacy among the responsible people. So what is the truth? This is an issue related to the system and not to any individual," Mishra, media advisor to MP Congress president Jitu Patwari, said.
Dhar district BJP president Manoj Somani alleged that the Congress' uproar over the video of a mistake committed by a minister in a hurry during the School Chalo Abhiyan shows their "petty and anti-tribal thinking".
"Savitri ji's feelings and sentiments are pure, but Congressmen are not able to keep their sentiments pure. The tribal community will not forgive the insult of a tribal woman," he said.
The Congress is not able to digest the growing stature of a tribal woman.
The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Umang Singhar, a tribal leader from Dhar district, also took a swipe at Thakur in a post on his X account.
"What kind of leadership is this? Does Prime Minister Narendra Modi want only rubber stamp ministers in his government? There is no set standard for how a public representative should be, but at least it should be literate," he stated.
Singhar questioned how Thakur could not even write two words properly despite being an MP and Union minister.
"It can be understood what the children must have felt when they saw her writing incorrectly. What kind of leadership will she provide in the central government can only be imagined? Voters should have thought before electing such a public representative," he said.
The Modi government also does not want educated leaders who raise questions, because education does not only impart literacy, it also changes the thinking towards the upliftment of the society, Singhar stated.
This is Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur.
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She had to write the slogan 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' on the education awareness chariot in the district.
But, the minister wrote - "Bedhi Padao Bacchav"
According to the election affidavit, she… pic.twitter.com/qF4agEtwYX
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
