Express View: As a seasoned politician, he is well aware of the impact of a well-chosen turn of phrase this episode offers the opportunity to reflect on the ramifications of one that is ill-chosen.
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has apologised for the remarks he made on women and population control in the Assembly on Tuesday following an uproar from the opposition.
Nitish Kumar was speaking during the tabling of the caste census report in the Bihar legislative assembly on Tuesday. 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.