Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sparked a controversy after he used derogatory language in the state assembly to explain the role of education and the role of women in population control.
Nitish Kumar was speaking during the winter session of the Bihar Assembly. The Chief Minister made the remarks while underlining the need for girls’ education to check population growth.
The Chief Minister made derogatory remarks while talking of population control with his remarks drawing condemnation from opposition leaders. In a video, the Bihar Chief Minister is heard saying that the fertility rate, earlier at 4.3 per cent, has now dropped to 2.9 per cent per a report last year.