Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 -- Prominent women leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) criticised the UDF government's proposal to grant up to three days of menstrual leave a month for schoolgirls.

The idea was mooted by the state government during the Governor's policy address in the Kerala assembly last week.

BJP councillor and ex-DGP R Sreelekha, in a social media post on Saturday, raised concerns about whether the proposal, aimed at helping the schoolgirls, would end up invading their privacy.

"If girls stay away from classes every month, family members, schools and others may come to know when a particular child is menstruating. Is this menstrual dignity?" she asked in a Facebook post....