As BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh gears up for population control, various parliamentarians and Members of the Legislative assembly have held Muslims responsible for the population explosion.
Among these several names from the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is Lallu Vaishya, MLA from Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh who is the father of nine children.
Lallu Vaishya holding Muslims responsible for India’s massive population, said, “Our policy was ‘We two and our two, but did it succeed? Hindus were asked to get a vasectomy, but others were left free. This should not happen.”
Several key leaders from the Bhartiya Janta Party in Madya Pradesh including Mahendra Singh Sisodia called for a UP-like population control mechanism. He said: “There are many laws to control population but Uniform Civil Code has to be implemented because Muslims marry two-three times and produce 10 children. There should be a limit on the number of children produced irrespective of caste or religion,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Congress, however, has slammed BJP for confusing citizens. State media coordinator Narendra Saluja said that BJP leaders are giving contradictory statements. “We have heard statements from RSS chief, to MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur advocating Hindus to have more children. On the contrary, VHP in UP is protesting against Yogi’s proposal,” said Saluja.
The Madhya Pradesh state Legislative assembly has 227 sitting MLAs, of whom 125 are from the BJP. 49 of these MLAs have more than three children.
Of the 31 ministers in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Chouhan’s cabinet, 13 have three or more children.