Updated On: 13 April, 2023 05:58 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The Congress slammed Lodha and sought his apology, while several social activists said the need of the hour was to undertake measures for equal rights and social safety for women rather than such "superficial and unwarranted decisions"

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Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has proposed the use of the word "Ganga Bhagirathi" to refer to widows in a bid to offer them respect.
A letter written on Wednesday to his department`s principal secretary in which Lodha made the proposal has gone viral on social media.