Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and NISHAD party Chief Sanjay Nishad on Wednesday batted for the Population Control Bill, which was introduced in 2019, claiming that a specific community is working under a specific 'mission to increase the country's population'.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Navneet Rana slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his controversial remark on women and population control and said that he should immediately resign from the post.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a strong attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his derogatory remarks against women in relation to population control and said crass words were uttered in the state assembly and there was "no shame".
On Tuesday, speaking on the floor of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minster ha said women should be educated as it would enable them to avoid sexual intercourse from resulting in pregnancy.
Nitish Kumar was speaking during the winter session of the Bihar Assembly. The Chief Minister made the remarks while underlining the need for girls' education to check population growth.
The number of newborns in China in 2023 is estimated to be between 7 to 8 million, which is the lowest tally in 85 years, Khabarhub reported, adding that the Communist nation’s economic slowdown and high unemployment have led to a low birth rate.
The participants in the candlelight vigil displayed posters describing the Baren revolution that started as a peaceful protest on April 5, 1990, by the villagers in Baren township near Kashgar against the continued Chinese policy of forced assimilation and population control etc.
"Without strict legal controls, population explosion leads to a sharp increase in unemployment, price rise, environmental destruction, encroachment and eventually civil war. We should learn from Serbia and Sudan," Chowdhury added.
The bill introduced by Ravi Kishan said policies framed by various governments have not been able to control population and there is no law on population control.
Union Minister Girriraj Singh on Saturday lashed out at the All India United Democratic Front (AIDUF) chief Badruddin Ajmal over his remarks asking Hindus to get their daughters married at the age of 18-20 years.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) general secretary and MLA Rafiqul Islam on Tuesday said that his party is not against any population control policy, and if people are educated and greater awareness is created, then population would be controlled automatically.