Nobody seems to take note of the demographic explosion scenario on the Indian subcontinent. India seems to have forgotten their slogans’Hum do hamare do’ (We two – ours two) and ‘Pehla Baccha Abhi Nahin-Do ke baad kabhi nahin‘ (First child not now – after two never) maybe because of voteRead More →
First conducted in 1992-1993, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a national report on demography and health. The results of the NFHS-5, published in November 2021, give positive data on many aspects. The most important highlight is the improvement in the sex ratio – 1,020 women to 1,000 men.Read More →
By the Indian Legal Office Three candidates from the municipal corporations of Vadodara and Rajkot were disqualified on February 8 under the two-child policy in Gujarat for running for election. The nominations were contested as each candidate had three children. The electoral official of Ward 15 of the Vadodara MunicipalRead More →
Population control bill would have constitutional repercussions Sumanta roy | Posted on 12.16.21, 02:17 AM There has been considerable parliamentary debate on the Population Control Bill. The two-child policy has been presented to parliament more than 35 times since independence, but has failed to become law. The 2019 Population ControlRead More →
Deputy of the Bharatiya Janata party Kirodi Lal Meena Friday stressed the need for a population control bill during the current winter session of parliament, saying the population explosion was the root cause of poverty, disease, malnutrition and of pollution. “The demand for food products was increasing due to theRead More →
On Friday, at Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena will present “the draft law on the uniform civil code in India, 2020”, calling for the constitution of the national inspection and investigation committee for the preparation of the “civil code uniform ”and its implementation throughout India. BJP MP HarnathRead More →
The state government will provide a population control law “at the right time,” Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified time frame, with AdityanathRead More →
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said everything was done at the right time. (To file) Lucknow: The state government will bring in a law for population control “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said today. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed atRead More →
The state government will bring in a population control law “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified timeframe, withRead More →
The state government will bring in a population control law “at the right time”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. The government had unveiled a policy in July aimed at stabilizing the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and child deaths within a specified timeframe, withRead More →
HYDERABAD: Telangana would have a population control law similar to that of the UP if the BJP comes to power in 2023, the party’s head of state Bandi Sanjay Kumar said on Tuesday. Speaking at a public rally in Sangareddy district as part of ‘Praja Sangrama Padayatra’, he said, “AsRead More →
Telangana BJP chairman and MP for Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, has said that if the party is elected to power, it will implement the population control law in the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar said he will continue padayatra until there is a change of government in Telangana (Picture: Ashish Pandey)Read More →
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) Chairman Mahant Narendra Giri has urged the Center to introduce a population control bill, just like the Yogi-led UP government, to maintain religious, social balance and structural in the country. The Akhara Parishad has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UnionRead More →
Sanjica Kumar and Vedica Nigam, students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India critically examine the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill 2021 ) and make suggestions for its improvement… introduction On July 7, 2021, the Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh, a state in northernRead More →
Chairman of Akhil Bharitya Akhara Parishad, in a recorded statement, urged the Prime Minister and Home Minister to pass a law along the lines of the UP government’s move, which should be binding on all states. Mahant Narendra Giri, chairman of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) – the supreme decision-makingRead More →
Patna: After Bharatiya Janata Partry (BJP) leaders tried to counter their ally Nitish Kumar’s demand for a caste-based census exercise in 2021, by demanding a population control law in the state, the Bihar’s chief minister on Tuesday categorically ruled out any need for a population control law. “There is noRead More →
The government of Uttar Pradesh population control bill – the UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 – has recently become the latest salvo Indian political leaders have fired in their bid to manage a “population explosion” which they say is hampering the development of the ‘India. In hisRead More →
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has given instructions to form a high-level population control committee. Dhami’s order came days after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) suggested that a population control policy be introduced in Uttarakhand along the lines of those in place in Uttar Pradesh and India. Neighboring Assam.Read More →
Image source: PTI (FILE). Asaduddin Owaisi criticizes the government’s population control bill. Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for the colossal mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis and sneered. opposed to the recently introduced Uttar Pradesh Population Control Bill. AddressingRead More →
The issue of population control has become a hot topic of debate after the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh released a population control bill. The BJP said Assam has already passed a resolution in the assembly on the matter and introduced measures discouraging people from having more than twoRead More →
LUCKNOW: The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Monday condemned the UP government’s proposed population control bill and said the government should instead focus on education, employment and reconsider the two-child policy bill with incentives. Members of the executive committee (EC) of the board met in Lucknow the dayRead More →
LUCKNOW The All-India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) on Monday condemned the UP government’s proposed population control bill and said the government should instead focus on education, employment and reconsider the two-child policy bill with incentives. . Members of the Executive Committee (EC) of the Board of Trustees gathered inRead More →
Agartal: Amid the ongoing debate over the Population Control Bill in Uttar Pradesh and the Livestock Protection Bill in neighboring Assam, Tripura BJP MLA Sudhangshu Das is set to propose a resolution of a Member requesting the introduction of similar bills during the session of the Legislative Assembly. Talk withRead More →
After Assam, there are growing clamors in Tripura to pass the Population Control Act and Cow Protection Act. BJP MP Fatikroy Sudhangshu Das will present a private member’s bill to the state assembly on these issues. The next session of the assembly will probably be held in September-October this yearRead More →
The RSS-supported Muslim body Muslim Rashtriya Manch has started to raise awareness about the Population Control Bill in Uttar Pradesh, the first draft of which was released by the State Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh. ‘UP for public comment. He will also soon reflect on how he can play aRead More →
In recent times, the discourse around coercive population policies has gained momentum in the country. These laws prevent people from receiving government grants and other benefits or running for political office if they have more than two children. While the central government disavows coercion and does not impose a two-childRead More →
Amid pressure for a policy of population control by some Bharatiya Janata Party-led states, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday alleged that the BJP’s motive for raising the issue was political and aimed at targeting a “particular community”. The former Union minister said the population debate was “completely misplaced” andRead More →
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in a family,Read More →
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said on Friday that any population control measures should be considered bearing in mind that Hindu rule remains intact in the country. Speaking to the media, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande also said that if there is only one child in aRead More →
Chirag Paswan disapproves of the population control bill. (TO FILE) Patna: Lok Janshakti party leader Chirag Paswan on Thursday expressed his disapproval of taking legislative measures to control population growth, deviating from the position taken by the BJP. The embattled LJP leader, who was stuck within his own party followingRead More →
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader CT Ravi on Tuesday called for a population control policy in Karnataka on the model of two other states ruled by his party, Assam and Uttar Pradesh, even then that differences on the issue were surfacing between the ruling National Democratic Party. Alliance (NDA) partnersRead More →
GANDHINAGAR: The BJP-led government of Gujarat plans to introduce a population control law ahead of the 2022 parliamentary elections, along the lines of that proposed by the government of Uttar Pradesh. Nitin Patel, Deputy Chief Minister and Government Spokesperson, said on Tuesday: “The Government of Gujarat will first study newRead More →
The bills will follow similar measures introduced in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh and Assam. (File) Several BJP members are gearing up to push for a nationwide population control law through private member’s bills during the parliamentary monsoon session that begins next week. Sources say the bills, which follow similar measures introducedRead More →
BJP MPs will introduce private member’s bills on population control and uniform civil code in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament, according to information from the secretariats of the two chambers. The proposed legislations on population control and the uniform civil code, issues that usually trigger heated controversy in theRead More →
Striking at those who criticize the Yogi Adityanath government’s moves to stabilize the population in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minority Affairs Minister Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday that people doing politics or giving community color to such efforts were “enemies” of the state and the country. . While addressing the newlyRead More →
With clockwork regularity, our misinformed politicians invoke the population “problem” to explain the disappointing state of the nation’s progress on many fronts. I fear that these vague comments will erupt any day into a new ‘population control’ bill without any clarity on what we want – a lower growth rate,Read More →
Mumbai, India – Across northern and central India, a campaign for a population control law is gaining momentum. The movement ostensibly seeks to raise awareness of the need to curtail India’s population of 1.34 billion, second only to China’s 1.39 billion. But its subtext reflects a core belief of right-wingRead More →