Bihar CM Nitish Kumar apologises for his remark on population control

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today apologised for his remark on population control, reported news agency ANI. ‘I apologise and I take back my words…,” Bihar CM can be heard saying in the video.

Watch video: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar says, “I apologise…”

On Tuesday, Bihar CM sparked a controversy, while stressing the importance of education among women to control the population.

Emphasising the importance of education among women to control the population, Kumar put forward a vivid description in the assembly of how an educated woman can restrain her husband during sexual intercourse.

“The husband’s 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,” he said in a rustic style.

“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,” he added.