Mumbai, July 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant on Monday alleged that the names of lakhs of women were "removed" from Maharashtra's 'Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana' and called it a "gross violation of the Constitution"

Speaking to the reporters, Sawant said lakhs of women 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 the names. We are the ones facing the consequences. It is public money," he said.

Sawant further alleged that the action vi...