Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:16am on 08 Nov 2023,Wednesday Politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday for his controversial remarks linking women's education to population control. Modi said such statements amounted to insulting the country and questioned why Opposition leaders remained silent. A controversy erupted when Nitish Kumar spoke graphically in the Bihar assembly about how educating women helps reduce fertility rates. His comments drew uproar from BJP members but no condemnation from his allies. Nitish Kumar apologized on Wednesday saying he felt ashamed, but PM Modi attacked him and the Opposition for not speaking out against the remarks that were seen as demeaning to women.
