Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has finally apologised for his bizarre remarks on pollution control in the state assembly on the role of womens sex education, which ended up becoming a huge bombshell to the leader.Speaking in the state assembly about womens education on Tuesday, the chief minister used language that was described as vulgar and derogatory by the Opposition and womens panel.#WATCH | I take my words back, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as opposition leaders protest inside Bihar Assembly pic.twitter.com/VbgolqAhYr— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023Nitish Kumar apologies for his population control remarksMai apne shabd wapas leta hu, humane yun hi ye bate kehdi thi... Mere bayan ka galat matlab nikala gaya... Maine to mahilao ki shiksha ki bat ki thi.. Agar mere banyan se koi aahat hua hai to maafi maangta hu (I take back my words. My comments have been misconstituted. I just talked about women&#39s education. I apologise if my statements have hurt anybody, Nitish Kumar said.#WATCH | Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, I apologise & I take back my words... pic.twitter.com/wRIB1KAI8O— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023This controversy sparked after Nitish Kumar stressed the importance of education among women to control the population. During which, he had put forward a vivid description in the state assembly of how an educated woman can restrain her husband during sexual intercourse.The husband&#39s acts led to more births. However, with education, a woman knows how to restrain him... this is the reason the numbers (of births) are coming down...You, journalists also understand it well. Earlier it (fertility rate) was 4.3, but it has now reached 2.9. And, soon we will reach 2, Nitish Kumar said.Opposition hits out at Bihar CMThe BJP soon flayed Kumar for his remarks calling them most misogynistic, vulgar and patriarchal, and demanded his immediate resignation.Hitting out at the Bihar chief minister, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “The language used by Nitish Kumar inside the assembly is most vulgar, indecent, most misogynistic, sexist and patriarchal. This is the mindset of the chief minister of Bihar... Kumar has become a bekabu babu from shushan babu. Imagine what will be the plight of women of Bihar if such a language is spoken in the Bihar assembly.”#WATCH | On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar&#39s statement, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla says, Comments made by Nitish Kumar was despicable, disgusting, atrocious, obnoxious & women &#39virodhi&#39. It only shows the impact of the influence of RJD...If they think like this & speak like this in… pic.twitter.com/Tu1qB9je4t— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2023Tejashvi Yadav backs NitishHowever, state deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav has backed up by clarifying Kumars statement saying that Kumar was talking about about sex education. He said that it is wrong to misinterpret Kumar&#39s statement.Let me clarify something. Whatever the chief minister was saying was about sex education. People become hesitant over this topic, but these are taught in schools -- in Science, Biology. Children learn this. He said what needs to be done practically to control the population. This should not be taken in a wrong manner, but as sex education, Tejashwi said.NCW on Kumars controversial remarksNational Commission of Women also slammed Nitish Kumar for the derogatory remarks saying that the latter appeared to speak like a C-grade movie dialogue in the legislative assembly in the presence of women lawmakers.“Yesterday&#39s 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...His actions and gestures were almost like an ugly joke...The worst is this, the Speaker hasn&#39t expunged them yet...Bihar Assembly Speaker should take steps against him, his statements must be expunged,” NCW&#39s Chairperson Rekha Sharma said.#WATCH | Delhi: On Bihar CM Nitish Kumar&#39s statement on population control, NCW&#39s Chairperson Rekha Sharma says, Yesterday&#39s 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, 2023However, Congress MLA Neetu Devi, whose party is a part of the ruling alliance, stood in support of Bihar CM saying that Kumar did not speak with bad intentions. He was trying to make a simple point but the BJP is indulging in mischief, she said.
