New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday raised serious questions about the Centre's commitment to women's safety and empowerment.

He claimed that a recent RTI revelation has exposed that a whopping Rs 455 crores have gone missing from the Modi government's "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme, launched in 2015 to address gender imbalance and promote women's empowerment.

In a social media post on X, he wrote, "RTI has revealed that Rs 455 crores have 'disappeared from Modi government's 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme."

He said that the BJP's advertisement "Enough of attacks on women" now rings hollow, given the numerous instances of harassment and violence against women that have occurred under the BJP rule....