Rahul Gandhi Photo On Sanitary Pads: Move to woo women voters or insult them? Here’s the truth

Videos of sanitary pads with Rahul Gandhi’s picture went viral on social media. Discussions are also in full swing about these videos. Read more to know the truth

New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, political parties have started making populist announcements for voters. Congress has announced to distribute 5 lakh sanitary pads to the women of Bihar on Friday, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

Congress will run this scheme under the "Mai-Behin Maan Yojana", in which Rahul Gandhi's picture and the logo of Mahila Congress will also be printed on the packets of sanitary pads.

On the next day, on Saturday, of this announcement of Congress, videos of sanitary pads with Rahul Gandhi's picture are went viral on some platforms including micro blogging site X. The sanitary pads that Congress announced to distribute under the "Mai-Behin Maan Yojana", should have Rahul Gandhi's picture on the packets. But in the viral videos, pictures of Rahul Gandhi are being shown on the pad.

सैनिटरी पैड को लेकर झूठ बोल रही BJP

सच जान लीजिए 👇 pic.twitter.com/qqvvhMUg4E

— Congress (@INCIndia) July 5, 2025

After the video with Rahul Gandhi's picture on the sanitary pad surfaced, some people are attacking Congress and Rahul Gandhi. Allegations and counter-allegations and political turmoil are increasing continuously regarding the matter. Bharatiya Janata Party has called it an insult to women.

After the videos with Rahul Gandhi's picture on the sanitary pad surfaced, now a statement from Congress has also come out.

Congress Statement

On the official X handle (formely Twitter) of Bihar Congress, Congress has called the videos with Rahul Gandhi's picture on the sanitary pad going viral on social media as completely fake and has warned of taking legal action against it.

Legal action

Congress leader and spokesperson Supriya Shrinate released a video and said that the videos of Rahul Gandhi's picture on the sanitary pad are completely fake. Legal action is being taken against it.

BJP और उनके लोग एक फेक वीडियो चला रहे हैं, जिसमें राहुल गांधी जी की फोटो एक सेनेटरी पैड पर लगी हुई है।

यह पूरी तरह से फेक है - इसके खिलाफ कानूनी कार्रवाई की जा रही है।

BJP नफरत में इतना गिर गई कि उन्होंने बहन-बेटियों को भी नहीं बख्शा... शर्मनाक pic.twitter.com/bFiAKrsyx7

— Congress (@INCIndia) July 5, 2025

Congress has directly blamed BJP for this. The Congress spokesperson said that 'BJP people have stooped so low that they are not refraining from spreading fake videos even on the help being given to women to keep their periods safe'. BJP people and their followers have become so blind that they have not even spared their sisters and daughters, they have started making fake news even on this.'

Sanitary Pads Are Necessary

The Congress said that the use of sanitary pads protects the health of girls. They are less prone to infections. Even today, one-fourth of women do not have clean hygienic means during periods, due to which they get infected and the chances of infection increase. That is why, there is a great need for social awareness on this issue.

In another post on its official X handle, Bihar Congress has called the viral video completely fake and has also shown a video of Congress with sanitary pads, in which Rahul Gandhi's picture is not visible on the pad.