Congress has strongly condemned the circulation of a fabricated video that misuses Rahul Gandhi's photograph, falsely depicting it on sanitary pad packets distributed under the Priyadarshini Udaan Yojana in Bihar, leading to the filing of an FIR. This controversy arose shortly after Congress initiated a menstrual hygiene campaign in Bihar, distributing sanitary pads to women, with boxes featuring images of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to promote awareness.
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