January 06, 2025 10:02 am (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

Bharatiya Janata Party releases first list of candidates for Delhi Assembly polls, fields Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma against Kejriwal | Firecracker unit explosion in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar kills 6 | Body of independent journalist, who went missing on Jan 1, found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh | Delhi: 14-year-old student stabbed to death outside school after brawl with classmate | Rohit Sharma confirms he is not retiring amid speculations after skipping Sydney Test | India objects to China's 'new counties' announcement, says parts of these come under Ladakh | No cause for alarm over HMPV virus spread in China: Indian Health Agency | PM Modi gives a call for change in Delhi launching fierce attack on Arvind Kejriwal's AAP | Quran open to passage glorifying violence, bomb-making materials tracked in New Orleans attacker Shamshud-Din Jabbar's home | Jasprit Bumrah leads India in series decider after Rohit Sharma opts to rest in Sydney Test amid poor show with willow

Nitish Kumar

Photo courtesy: Facebook/Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar apologises for his controversial remark on population control

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Nov 08, 2023, at 06:18 pm

#NitishKumar #PopulationControl #Bihar #BiharCM

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised after his remark on population control triggered a massive row and widespread condemnation.

Speaking to the media, Nitish said, "I apologise if my words have hurt anyone. If my remark has triggered condemnation, I apologise and take back my words."

#WATCH | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, "I apologise & I take back my words..." pic.twitter.com/wRIB1KAI8O
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023

Nitish on Tuesday vividly described how a woman, if educated, can restrain her husband during sexual intercourse.

The Chief Minister said this stressing on the importance of education among women.

The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed Nitish for his remark which it called "misogynistic, vulgar and patriarchal".

#WATCH | Patna: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's inappropriate comments in the assembly, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav says, "Let me tell you one thing. It is wrong if someone misinterprets it. The statement of the CM was regarding sex education. People are hesitant whenever the topic… pic.twitter.com/0hwWD4oqr8
— ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2023

Backing Nitish, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said, "The remark should not be misinterpreted. The Chief Minister's statement was about sex education. People get hesitant whenever the topic of sex education is raised.

"These things are taught in schools. Science, Biology are taught in schools. Children learn them. He spoke about the practical way to control population rise. His statement should not be taken in a wrong manner but more as a sex education."

#WATCH | Delhi: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement on population control, NCW's Chairperson Rekha Sharma says, "Yesterday's statement of Bihar CM was derogatory, we are deeply concerned with this...The way he spoke was like a C Grade movie dialogue in the Assembly in front of… pic.twitter.com/MddakkdygF
— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023

Slamming the Chief Minister National Commission of Women Rekha Sharma said, "Yesterday's statement of Bihar CM was derogatory, we are deeply concerned with this...The way he spoke was like a C Grade movie dialogue in the Assembly in front of women and the worst was the men sitting behind him were laughing."

Rekha Sharma has urged the Assembly Speaker to "expunge" the statements.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.