Nitish Kumar was talking on the inauguration of a women’ hostel in Patna
Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whereas sending out a robust message in opposition to dowry, ended up making a remark that has raised eyebrows – “If a person marries one other man, will there be childbirth?”
Talking on the inauguration of a women’ hostel in Patna, Mr Kumar stated there have been only a few woman college students in engineering and medical programs in his time. “It will look very unhealthy. If a single woman enrolled within the course, everybody would stare at her,” he stated in a lighter vein.
#WATCH | Whereas inaugurating a newly constructed women hostel in Patna on Could 23, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stated, “Taking dowry for marriage is a ineffective factor. In the event you’ll get married then solely kids might be born.What’s going to occur to childbirth if a person will get married to a different man?” pic.twitter.com/mXf2ERraO0
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“However now, so many women are pursuing engineering and medical programs. There was growth,” he’s heard saying in a video shared by information company ANI.
The Chief Minister stated that it’s on the demand of girls that his authorities prohibited alcohol consumption. “Now we have additionally began campaigns in opposition to the dowry system and little one marriage.”
“There may be nothing worse than taking dowry for marriage. You’ll solely have youngsters if u marry, all of us right here, we had been born to moms. Will anybody be born if a person marries one other man?”
“So you’ll marry after which have youngsters, and to marry, you ask for dowry. There may be nothing extra improper than this,” he stated.
Mr Kumar stated that he would solely attend a marriage if the groom’s aspect declares that they haven’t taken dowry. “If somebody provides in writing that they didn’t take dowry, solely then will we attend the marriage, I’ve instructed everybody,” he stated.