Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar, with his controversial stance on Bihar’s birth control, has attracted wide ranging criticism. The vulgar comments that have sparked controversy were made by the CM on Tuesday, in the Bihar assembly. His remarks were not only obscene but also derogatory and disrespectful.
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The Video of Nitish Kumar’s controversial statements
In a video that went viral all over social media on Tuesday, the Bihar CM can be seen making derogatory and obscene comments to explain the role of education and the role of women in population control. The remarks were made mentioning educated women, he could be seen using exaggerated hand gestures and graphic language.
He made the remarks while explaining why Bihar’s fertility rates have decreased from 4.2 to 2.9 percent. While the other house members could be seen laughing, the women members felt fairly uncomfortable with the statements.
Deputy CM of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav defended Nitish Kumar, saying that his remarks should not be taken in a wrongful way and that the CM’s comments should be seen as sex education.
The Opposition’s Stance
The Opposition has bombarded the CM with criticism targeting the JD(U) leader, saying that his comments were the most misogynistic, vulgar and patriarchal, and the BJP demanded CM’s resignation.
BJP MLA’s Gayatri Devi and Sweety Hembram told the news that “age has caught up with the Chief Minister who seems to have loosen all sense of appropriateness”. Sweety Hembram said “whatever he was mentioning could have been said with regality. He is unfeeling and does not respect women”.
The National Commission for Women has demanded that the Chief Minister should apologise for his comments, condemning him for his remarks and saying that the comments are not only regressive but also terribly insensitive to women’s rights and choices.
