NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing assault on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who’s going through intense criticism over his extraordinarily derogatory remarks on ladies and their function in inhabitants management. The PM, whereas addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Guna, additionally slammed the INDIA alliance leaders for sustaining a stoic silence on the problem and never condemning Kumar’s distasteful remarks. Without instantly naming Nitish, PM Modi stated, “A big leader of the INDI alliance, ‘Ghamandiya Gathbandhan,’ used indecent language for women inside the Assembly yesterday. They are not ashamed. No leader of the INDI alliance said a single word against it. People who think like this about women, can they do anything good for you?…”
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#WATCH | Guna, Madhya Pradesh: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s assertion, PM Narendra Modi says, “A big leader of the INDI alliance, ‘Ghamandiya Gathbandhan’ used indecent language for women inside Assembly yesterday. They are not ashamed. No leader of the INDI alliance said a single… pic.twitter.com/nUbYRqJFa7
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023
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PM Modi’s party- BJP additionally escalated its assault on the Bihar CM, saying his ”apology isn’t sufficient.” While lots of of BJP Women Wing staff staged an illustration in Bihar’s capital Patna and burned his effigy, bedlam broke on the Bihar Assembly through the ongoing Winter Session over the problem. The Opposition members rushed to the properly elevating slogans towards Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his objectionable remarks on contraception the day earlier than.
Nitish Kumar Tenders Apology
Earlier this morning, Nitish Kumar apologised for his remarks within the State meeting on the function of ladies in inhabitants development. “I apologise and I take back my words…,” Kumar stated to reporters after BJP legislators didn’t permit him to enter the legislative meeting. Speaking on the ground of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minster on Tuesday stated that ladies ought to be educated as it will allow them to keep away from sexual activity from leading to being pregnant.
Addressing the Winter Session of the Assembly throughout a debate on caste census yesterday, the Chief Minister made the remarks whereas underlining the necessity for ladies’ training to verify inhabitants development. In a video, the Bihar CM was heard saying that the state’s fertility fee, which was earlier at 4.3 per cent, has dropped to 2.9 per cent, as per a report final yr.
“If my words were wrong, then I apologise for that. If anyone got hurt by my words, I take them back,” Kumar stated at this time whereas speaking to reporters at this time.
‘Nitish Has Lost Mental Balance’
Slamming CM Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Nityanand Rai stated he has misplaced his “mental balance”. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the Union Minister stated, “His remarks were highly objectionable. Only a person, who has lost his mental bearings, can use such crass words against women. He is no longer worthy of holding the CM’s office. he has lowered the country’s image by sullying its culture. He should extend an unqualified apology and retire from politics.”
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday additionally got here down on the Bihar CM over his assertion saying that it was “despicable, disgusting, atrocious, obnoxious and women virodhi”.Â
The comment drew outrage from the BJP in addition to the National Commission for Women (NCW), who demanded that he tender an unconditional apology. “The comments made by Nitish Kumar were despicable, disgusting, atrocious, obnoxious, and ‘mahila virodhi’. It only shows the impact their (JDU’s) ally RJD has had on his and the government’s thinking. If they think like this and make such distasteful remarks in the Assembly then one can well imagine the plight of women in Bihar. Tejaswhi Yadav (deputy CM) justified his statement calling it sex education. This only goes to show the depths to which this alliance has stooped,” Poonawalla stated in a self-made video on Wednesday.
The National Commission for Women chairperson, Rekha Sharma, sought a right away apology from the Bihar CM over his remarks, saying, “I demand an immediate and unequivocal apology from the Chief Minister of Bihar, 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.”
His weird remarks on inhabitants management within the state additionally drew flak from ladies legislators. BJP MLA Nikki Hembrom labelled the CM’s remarks as insensitive, saying, “Whatever he said could have been presented in a more dignified manner. His remarks were insensitive and show that he has no respect for women,” Nikki stated.
Defending Nitish Kumar, Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav stated it was unsuitable to misread the chief minister’s remarks as he was solely speaking about intercourse training.
“It is wrong if someone misinterprets it. The CM’s remarks pertained to sex education. People are often hesitant when it comes to sex education. It is now being taught in schools just as other subjects are. Children are learning about it. He only said what should be done to control the population. His words should be taken in their proper sense,” Yadav stated.
