"Lost Mental Stability": BJP Hammers Nitish Kumar In Population Remark Row
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Nitish Kumar's remark on women's education and population control was made Tuesday during a debate on the contentious caste survey, the report of which had been tabled before state lawmakers.
The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control. Protests against Nitish Kumar have sprouted across the country, with news agency ANI sharing visuals of a vociferous mob on the road outside Bihar Bhawan in Delhi, complete with placards and effigies of the Chief Minister. #WATCH | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement on population control, BJP leader Aparna Yadav says, "First of all, being a woman, I am angry at the statement. I don't think he should have made this statement... This kind of statement by Bihar's CM is really… pic.twitter.com/gEEqrOvEuS #WATCH | BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, "I have known Nitish Kumar since 2004. However, after listening to the statement, I have lost respect for him. How can a person say something like this on the floor of the state Assembly?... Nitish Kumar after this statement seems like a gone… pic.twitter.com/TlaPSRKjsZ #WATCH | On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement on population control, Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai says, "We condemn it. A senior leader, like Nitish Kumar, has spoken about our mothers and sisters in a way that is very obscene, and we can call this totally cringe-worthy.… pic.twitter.com/9G4EPNj4ce #WATCH | BJP leader and actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar slams Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on his derogatory remarks on population control made in the Legislative Assembly"It's extremely disgraceful and appalling to see the CM of Bihar making such statements in the… pic.twitter.com/0tBwbJZk7V
The BJP has also urged the people of Bihar to recall the Chief Minister's remarks when voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election; the state has a not insignificant 40 seats and most of these were split between the BJP and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United), which quit its alliance last year.
Earlier today BJP MPs and leaders brushed aside Nitish Kumar's apology - he told reporters, "I take back my words if anyone (was) hurt" - declaring he had "shamed" women, and questioning the Janata Dal (United) leader's allies, including ex-Congress boss Sonia Gandhi, for staying silent.
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