BJP MP Giriraj Singh supports Baba Ramdev’s remark on population control

देश में जनसंख्या नियंत्रण कानून हेतु आवाज उठाने के लिए स्वामी रामदेव जी को कोटि सह धन्यवाद….यह देश के विकास व सामाजिक समरसता के लिए अत्यंत जरूरी है। pic.twitter.com/IHT1MEP7lq

— Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) May 28, 2019

Known for his controversial remarks, Union minister Giriraj Singh defeated CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections by a margin of over 4.22 lakh votes. The union minister has on many occasions come out in support of population control. In December 2018, Singh advocated for a law to control population as it was becoming an impediment for social harmony and development of the country.

While addressing the media in Haridwar Sunday, Baba Ramdev said it was important to ensure that the country’s population does not exceed 150 crores in the next 50 years. “This is only possible if we enact legislation denying voting rights to the third or higher children of a parent. Such children should also be denied the right to contest elections and other government services,” he was quoted as saying by PTI.

Besides this, the Yoga guru also called for an absolute ban on cow slaughter to “reduce the conflict between cow smugglers and gau rakshaks (vigilantes)”.