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Rohini Acharya Questions Bihar Women’s Schemes, Calls for Right to Maternal Home

Her intervention also exposes strains within Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family.

Overview

  • Posting on X, she argued that Rs 10,000 cash grants and bicycle distribution do not address systemic barriers to women’s empowerment.
  • She proposed formal recognition of a daughter's right to her maternal home so she can return without fear, guilt, shame or social stigma.
  • She appealed to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to prioritise steps that protect daughters’ equal rights in the face of social and familial apathy.
  • She said Bihar’s entrenched patriarchal mindset demands change in social and political spheres beyond financial assistance.
  • Her comments follow her November 15 decision to disown her family and quit politics, drawing political reactions including a pointed remark from Union minister Giriraj Singh.