BJP leader’s call to ‘lock up’ Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries during polls sparks row in West Bengal

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP of indulging in “feudal and patriarchal barbarism by urging husbands to lock up their wives at home, so women empowered by Lakshmir Bhandar can’t step out to vote”.TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee accuses BJP of indulging in “feudal and patriarchal barbarism by urging husbands to lock up their wives at home, so women empowered by Lakshmir Bhandar can’t step out to vote”. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/bjp-leaders-call-to-lock-up-lakshmir-bhandar-beneficiaries-during-polls-sparks-row-in-west-bengal/article70471688.ece 2026-01-04T17:43:55.000Z West Bengal {}