<h1>Political party distributes free sanitary napkins with leader's photo sparking criticism over electoral propriety</h1> A political party announced distribution of free sanitary napkins to 500,000 women in a state, linking it to promised monthly stipend under a welfare scheme. The initiative drew criticism from ruling alliance parties who objected to the party leader's photographs appearing on the product packets. Opposition leaders accused the distributing party of inappropriate conduct and lacking propriety, while defending their own government's women empowerment efforts. The party's women's wing leader defended the initiative, questioning why women still lack access to proper menstrual hygiene products and accusing critics of having anti-women attitudes.