The hashtag, which trended worldwide, picked up after PM Narendra Modi mentioned a Haryana village head’s initiative to save the girl child on a radio show.
During his address on the radio show Mann Ki Baat today, PM Modi appreciated a programme that was initiated by the head of a village in Haryana recently.
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Sunil Jaglan, the sarpanch of Biwipur village, recently started a contest where the dwellers of Haryana were asked to send in selfies with their daughters. The state of Haryana is known to have a notably low female-to-male ratio
Because female foeticide, education for women, and violation of girl child rights remain problems in India, PM Modi appreciated the sarpanch's Selfie With Daughter initiative on the radio show.