Mumbai, July 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Monday criticised the Maharashtra government over the alleged removal of 90 lakh beneficiaries from the Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, calling it a "gross violation of the Constitution" and questioning the government's handling of public funds.

Speaking to the reporters, Sawant said lakhs of women whose names had been removed from the scheme had supported the ruling alliance during the Assembly elections.

"The names of lakhs of women were cancelled from the scheme. These were the ones who got swayed by this inducement and voted the current government into power, and it wasn't just the women who voted; their families did too. Now, what is the government going to do? They have cancelled th...