PATNA: In a shocking flip of occasions throughout a legislative session on Monday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stirred an argument along with his remarks on ladies’ schooling and its hyperlink to inhabitants development. These feedback have ignited a firestorm of concern, requires his resignation, and even calls for for an apology from the NCW. Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav has defended his boss and claimed Nitish Kumar was speaking about intercourse schooling that is taught in faculties and his feedback ”shouldn’t be misconstrued.”
BJP Slams Nitish Over Sex Gyan
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wasted no time in condemning Nitish Kumar’s feedback, labelling them as “derogatory” and “offensive.” They took to social media to precise their outrage, with the Bihar unit posting on platform X, “In the political history of India, there has been no leader as indecent as Nitish Babu. Nitish Babu has a fixation with ‘B-grade’ adult films. Publicly, there should be a ban on his double entendres.”
Union Minister of State Ashwini Choubey joined the refrain, deeming the assertion “shameful” and “worth criticising.” He went additional to name for the Chief Minister’s resignation and a public apology, stating, “No parliamentary or assembly member has ever used such derogatory language against women. It’s shameful, and he (Nitish Kumar) should resign without delay and apologise to all the citizens of the country.”
भारत की राजनीति में नीतीश बाबू जैसा अश्लील नेता देखा नहीं होगा।
नीतीश बाबू के दिमाग में एडल्ट “B” Grade फिल्मों का कीड़ा घूस गया है। सार्वजनिक रूप से इनके द्विअर्थी संवादों पर पाबंदी लगानी चाहिए।
लगता है संगत का रंगत चढ़ गया है!#MemoryLossCM #AslilNitish pic.twitter.com/WFFLrE5brT
— BJP Bihar (@BJP4Bihar) November 7, 2023
Tejashwi Yadav Defends Nitish
In the midst of this storm, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has come to Nitish Kumar’s defence. He emphasised that the Chief Minister’s feedback had been associated to intercourse schooling, a subject usually thought of delicate and never overtly mentioned. Tejashwi argued, “His statement was regarding sex education, which people feel shy and hesitant to talk about. What he meant to say was on how to control population.”
VIDEO | “It is wrong to misinterpret (CM’s remarks). His statement was regarding sex education, which people feel shy and hesitant to talk about. Biology is taught in schools. What he meant to say was on how to control population,” says Bihar Deputy CM @yadavtejashwi in response… pic.twitter.com/JIzr9y9yeg
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 7, 2023
NCW’s Demand for Apology
The National Commission for Women (NCW), represented by Chairperson Rekha Sharma, demanded a direct and unequivocal apology from CM Nitish Kumar. Sharma expressed her deep concern, saying, “His crass remarks in the Vidhan Sabha are an affront to the dignity and respect that every woman deserves. 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.”
On behalf of each girl on this nation, because the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women, I demand a direct and unequivocal apology from the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar. His crass remarks within the Vidhan Sabha are an affront to the dignity and respect that… https://t.co/xNom7jqnzq
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) November 7, 2023
Shadow over caste census
This controversy has additional fueled an already heated debate concerning quotas for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Bihar. A latest caste survey revealed that OBCs, together with the extraordinarily backward courses, make up a considerable portion of the state’s inhabitants, roughly 63%. Additionally, the survey highlighted the prevalence of poverty amongst households in Bihar, notably amongst SCs and STs.
During the legislative session, Nitish Kumar proposed a rise in quotas for OBCs, SCs, and STs within the state. This vital transfer is predicted to be addressed with laws in the course of the ongoing meeting session, including one other layer of complexity to this unfolding narrative.
