Nitish Kumar’s crude remarks in Bihar assembly come under fire

Following his remarks, the NCW chairperson said: “NCW on behalf of every woman in this country demands an immediate and unequivocal apology from the CM. His crass remarks in the Vidhan Sabha are an affront to the dignity and respect that every woman deserves. Such derogatory and cheap language used during his speech is a dark stain on our society. If a leader can make such comments so openly in a democracy, one can only imagine the horror the state must be enduring under his leadership. We stand firm against such behaviour and call for accountability.”

Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, however, defended Nitish, saying: “One must not take it in the wrong sense. People are sometimes embarrassed talking about it but sex education is taught in schools. It’s biology, children study it. He was talking about population control, people should not misinterpret it.”

BJP national spokesperson Guru Prakash Paswan told The Indian Express: “What and how the CM said certain things in the Assembly is an attack on the dignity of six crore women. As a Bihari, we all are embarrassed and appalled. The CM must apologise.”

MoS Ashwini Kr Choubey said that “no parliamentary member has ever used such language”, and Nitish should “resign” and apologise to the nation.