BETTIAH, Feb. 8 -- Kickstarting his Bihar Navnirman Yatra, political strategist-turned-Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government of misleading women voters with unfulfilled financial promises made ahead of the Assembly elections.

Addressing media persons at Bagaha in West Champaran district, Kishor said that his party would actively assist women beneficiaries in availing the promised Rs.2 lakh financial assistance, which the state government had announced as part of its women-centric welfare initiative. He alleged that while the government released an initial grant of Rs.10,000 as seed money to women to help them set up small business ventures, the remaining amount has remained elusive.

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