MP guv Anandiben recommends cooking lessons for schoolgirls

Known for her tendency to make controversial statements, the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel asked school-girls at Kasturba girls hostel in Rajgarh to learn cooking and not to cut their hair. As they will not be welcome at the homes of their in-laws otherwise.

Governor Anandiben said that they should learn how to make dal (lentil) otherwise when they get married and start living with their in-laws, their first fight will be with their mother-in-law.’’

She also asked girls to name the prime minister and president of India. When some girls failed to answer, she instructed the warden of the hostel to hold a special class so that they can memorize the names of leaders of country.

While interacting with hostel girls she asked them not to cut their long hair. She asked them to learn how to knead flour and cut vegetables. She also suggested that the girls cook together in the hostel In order to make them learn all these things she asked that ‘’girls should cook food collectively in the hostel.’’

The Governor was at Rajgarh to inaugurate Sakhi- One stop centre — a facility for pregnant women. During the governor's inspection of a local hospital a pregnant mother complained that she is not getting timely instalments under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana. The scheme entitles a pregnant woman to Rs.12,000 for availing herself a nutritious diet. The money is given in instalments, every three months. The complainant named Rani said that she “got the first instalment after eight months.”

The former chief minister of Gujarat, in a visit to Harda district two months ago said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unmarried.’’