New Delhi: With Uttar Pradesh government all set to introduce the new population policy to rein in the rising population growth, BJP MP Rakesh Sinha on Monday said that it is critical to maintain a balance between population and resources. In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, BJP MP Rakesh Sinha said there is a huge gap between population and resources and it is important to maintain the ecological balance for a better society.
Sinha went on to add, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi supports balancing population control and many political parties have agreed to the policy of two children. In 2019 Rakesh Singh had proposed this policy under the Private Member Bill.
On political parties objecting to Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, Sinha said that those who are finding fault with it are looking at this policy from a religious angle which is unfair.
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The BJP MP said that the parties objecting to population policy are trying to give it a communal colour which is wrong. Notably, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has introduced a new population policy where any couple who would follow the two-child policy will receive perks from the government and will be able to avail all government welfare schemes.
The Central government is likely to discuss this policy in the monsoon session on August 6. Meanwhile, it has also been reported that couples having only one child will also be rewarded, to which RSS has objected. Giving his reaction over this, Sinha said that as far as his proposed policy is concerned, there was no provision of rewarding couples with one child. He also said that the concerns of RSS over this issue should be addressed and proper amendments in the policy should be made.
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On being asked about his views over Nitish Kumar's statement on the new UP population policy, Sinha said that Nitish did not say anything wrong but there is a need to make people more aware of population control. He said that making laws and creating awareness over population growth must go hand in hand.
Taking a jibe at the new population control policy of the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that it is not possible to ensure population control with the law but if women are educated then the fertility rate will fall automatically. When women are aware and educated, the population growth rate will reduce and this will affect all communities, he added.
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