New Delhi, July 15 -- The Congress on Tuesday accused Maharashtra's BJP-led Mahayuti government of "cheating" millions of women under the Ladki Bahin Yojana, citing a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that found around 6.2 million beneficiaries dropped from the flagship welfare scheme. Party spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil made the charge at a press briefing at the All India Congress Committee headquarters here.

"Those who cheated god have also cheated our sisters. They took away the ladki bahin's rights just as they took away the offerings meant for Lord Ram," Londhe Patil said, referring to allegations of temple fund misuse that the party has raised in the past against the ruling alliance.

The Ladki Bahin Yojana, Maharashtra...