"Highly condemnable": BJP leader VD Sharma reacts to Nitish Kumar's birth control remarks

Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 9 : Madhya Pradesh BJP chief VD Sharma on Wednesday condemned the statement of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar over his derogatory remarks on birth control and said that he will be given a befitting reply by the women of the country.
Terming the statement by the JDU Supremo as "highly condemnable", the BJP leader said, "I condemn the statement of Nitish Kumar on women. The manner in which Nitish Kumar of the INDI Alliance has used such language for women, he will be given a befitting reply by the women of the country. Nitish Kumar's statement is highly condemnable."
Chaotic scenes were witnessed in the Bihar Assembly during the ongoing Winter Session on Wednesday as opposition members rushed to raise slogans against CM Nitish Kumar over his objectionable remarks on birth control the day before.
"I apologise and take back my words," the Bihar CM told reporters after BJP legislators did not allow him to enter the legislative assembly.
On Tuesday, speaking on the floor of the Assembly, the Bihar Chief Minister said women should be educated as it would enable them to avoid sexual intercourse resulting in pregnancy.
Addressing the Winter Session of the Assembly during a debate on caste census on Tuesday, the CM made bizarre remarks while underscoring the need for girls' education to check population growth in the state.
Kumar, in his address to the Assembly, claimed that the fertility rate of the state, which was earlier at 4.3 per cent, has now dropped to 2.9 per cent, per a report last year.
His remarks drew outrage from the BJP as well as the chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW), who demanded that he tender an unconditional apology.
In a scathing riposte to Bihar Chief Minister, Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai said that the Bihar Chief Minister has lost his "mental stability."
"It's objectionable; Nitish Kumar has lost his mental stability the way he spoke about women. Tejashwi Yadav's statement in its support is also objectionable. Nitish Kumar is no longer worthy of holding the position of CM. You have destroyed the culture of this country. He should apologise and detach himself from politics," Rai said.
Defending Nitish Kumar, Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav said that it was wrong to misinterpret the Chief Minister's remarks as he was speaking about sex education.
"Let me tell you one thing. It is wrong if someone misinterprets it. The remarks of the CM were regarding sex education. People are hesitant whenever the topic of sex education is discussed. This is now taught in schools. Science and biology are taught in schools. Children learn it. He said what should be done practically to stop the increase in population. This should not be taken in a wrong manner. It should be taken as a sex education," Yadav said.