Patna: In a scathing riposte to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his distasteful remarks on girls throughout a debate on caste census on the state Assembly, the BJP on Wednesday escalated its assault on the previous, saying his ”apology is just not sufficient.” While tons of of BJP Women Wing employees staged an illustration in Bihar’s capital Patna and burned his effigy, bedlam broke on the Bihar Assembly in the course of the ongoing Winter Session over the difficulty.
The Opposition members rushed to the properly elevating slogans in opposition to 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 position of ladies in inhabitants progress. “I apologise and I take back my words…,” Kumar stated to reporters after BJP legislators didn’t enable him to enter the legislative meeting. Speaking on the ground of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minster on Tuesday stated that girls ought to be educated as it might 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’ schooling to verify inhabitants progress. In a video, the Bihar CM was heard saying that the state’s fertility charge, which was earlier at 4.3 per cent, has dropped to 2.9 per cent, as per a report final 12 months.
“If my words were wrong, then I apologise for that. If anyone got hurt by my words, I take them back,” Kumar stated in the present day whereas speaking to reporters in the present day.
BJP Escalates Attack On Nitish
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 women ‘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.
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National Commission for Women writes to Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker urging for motion in opposition to CM Nitish Kumar over his derogatory remarks and expunging of his remarks from Assembly data pic.twitter.com/7BE0s3QFsZ
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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 girls 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 flawed to misread the chief minister’s remarks as he was solely speaking about intercourse schooling.
“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.Â
