Nitish Kumar's Comments On Population Control Stokes Controversy

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reportedly used derogatory comments during his speech in the Assembly while explaining about the role of education among women for population control.

His comments have been criticised by many women leaders. "Let me clarify something. Whatever the chief minister was saying was about sex education. People become hesitant over this topic, but these are taught in schools -- in Science, Biology. Children learn this. He said what needs to be done practically to control the population. This should not be taken in a wrong manner, but as sex education," Hindustan Times quoted Tejashwi as saying.

The BJP took X to condemn his comments. "Nobody has ever seen an obscene leader like Nitish Kumar in Indian politics. It seems that Nitish Babu's mind is infested with the insect of "B" grade adult films. There should be a public ban on his double-meaning dialogues. It seems he is influenced by his company!" the saffron party said.

"The Chief Minister has crossed the age of 70 years and has made nonsensical remarks. He used a word that we cannot utter at all. All of us women will protest," said BJP MLA Gayatri Devi.

On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) said, "NCW on behalf of every woman in this country demand an immediate and unequivocal apology from CM Nitish Kumar. His crass remarks in the Vidhan Sabha are an affront to the dignity and respect that every woman deserves.

Such derogatory and cheap language used during his speech is a dark stain on our society. If a leader can make such comments so openly in a democracy, one can only imagine the horror the state must be enduring under his leadership. We stand firm against such behaviour and call for accountability."