Nitish Kumar’s crude comments give Modi ammo: ‘Doesn’t have shame… INDI Alliance partners kept mum’
Nitish was speaking during the tabling of the caste census report in the Bihar legislative assembly. During his address, the CM suggested that an educated woman is able to ensure sex doesn’t necessarily end in pregnancy, which helps keep the population in check.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. (PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday criticised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s crude remarks on how education among women has helped control population, saying he “doesn’t have any shame”, and the country was humiliated in front of the world because of his comments. The CM, meanwhile, apologised for his remarks with folded hands.
Nitish was speaking during the tabling of the caste census report in the Bihar legislative assembly. During his address, the CM suggested that an educated woman is able to ensure sex doesn’t necessarily end in pregnancy, which helps keep the population in check.
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“If I have said certain things that have been inviting so much criticism… If what I said was wrong, I apologise. I take back my words. If my statement is being criticised, I apologise,” Kumar said just before the beginning of the third day of the Assembly session.
On Wednesday, Modi addressed three rallies in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh, Guna and Morena.
In Guna, he said, “Those who read newspapers, those who watch TV, their attention must have gone to an incident yesterday… One of the big leaders of INDI Alliance, who roams around with the flag of their alliance… that leader said indecent things in the assembly, where mothers and sisters were also present. No one can imagine it. He doesn’t have any shame. Not only that, not a single leader of the alliance was ready to say a word against the terrible insult of mothers and sisters.”
“Those who have such an attitude towards mothers and sisters, can they ever do good for you? How low will you stoop ? And you are humiliating the country in the world. My mothers and sisters, I will not back down and will do whatever possible for your respect,” Modi said.
Earlier, speaking in Damoh, Modi remarked on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s comments in Gwalior a day earlier. Kharge had termed Modi, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, ED, CBI and IT as the “Panch Pandavas”.
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Modi said that before 2014, the Prime Minister of the country was remote controlled by the Congress, and these days Kharge is controlled by a remote.
“The Congress president is… my good friend. But today his condition is such that he cannot do anything. Sometimes I see that our Congress president comes in his mood. Sometimes when this remote’s battery is over or its connectivity is broken, some good things come out of his mouth. I read somewhere yesterday that he remembered the Pandavas. When the remote runs, he abuses Sanatan. So, when the remote stopped, he remembered the Pandavas yesterday. And he said that there are five Pandavas in BJP. We are proud that we are walking on the path of the five Pandavas. What could cause more pride than this?”
Kharge had also said in his speech: “But these are not the actual Pandavas, these are ones that need to be defeated.”
Modi also claimed the Congress had an objection to his announcement pertaining to the five-year extension of foodgrains to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, 2013.
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“They have been going to the Election Commission for two days. They will complain against Modi. How can he talk about giving free food to the poor? Who does Modi think he is? Brother, do whatever you want to do. The poor are mine. I do whatever I do for them. Whatever punishment I get, I will take it. But I will not stop working for the poor… Let the Congress do whatever they want. They keep doing their sins. I will keep doing my virtue,” he said.
Anand Mohan J is an award-winning Senior Correspondent for The Indian Express, currently leading the bureau’s coverage of Madhya Pradesh. With a career spanning over eight years, he has established himself as a trusted voice at the intersection of law, internal security, and public policy.
Based in Bhopal, Anand is widely recognized for his authoritative reporting on Maoist insurgency in Central India. In late 2025, he provided exclusive, ground-level coverage of the historic surrender of the final Maoist cadres in Madhya Pradesh, detailing the backchannel negotiations and the "vacuum of command" that led to the state being declared Maoist-free.
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Anand’s investigative work is characterized by a "Journalism of Courage" approach, holding institutions accountable through deep-dive analysis of several key sectors:
National Security & Counter-Insurgency: He is a primary chronicler of the decline of Naxalism in the Central Indian corridor, documenting the tactical shifts of security forces and the rehabilitation of surrendered cadres.
Judiciary & Legal Accountability: Drawing on over four years of experience covering Delhi’s trial courts and the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Anand deconstructs complex legal rulings. He has exposed critical institutional lapses, including custodial safety violations and the misuse of the National Security Act (NSA).
Wildlife Conservation (Project Cheetah): Anand is a leading reporter on Project Cheetah at Kuno National Park. He has provided extensive coverage of the biological and administrative hurdles of rewilding Namibian and South African cheetahs, as well as high-profile cases of wildlife trafficking.
Public Health & Social Safety: His recent investigative work has uncovered systemic negligence in public services, such as contaminated blood transfusions causing HIV infections in thalassemia patients and the human cost of the fertilizer crisis affecting rural farmers.
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Tenure: Joined The Indian Express in 2017.
Locations: Transitioned from the high-pressure Delhi City beat (covering courts, police, and labor issues) to his current role as a regional lead in Madhya Pradesh.
Notable Investigations: * Exposed the "digital arrest" scams targeting entrepreneurs.
Investigated the Bandhavgarh elephant deaths and the impact of kodo millet fungus on local wildlife.
Documented the transition of power and welfare schemes (like Ladli Behna) in Madhya Pradesh governance.
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