Union Minister Najma Heptulla backed her Cabinet colleague Giriraj Singh and has called for population control in India. The Union Minister has said that the number of children per family must be restricted to two.
"I have been a votary of small family with two children for long. But I have three children myself, and I am also a culprit," she said.
"Had there been two-child limit back then, I too would have stuck to it," Heptulla said when asked about Singh's comment.
"After the Emergency, the family planning issue with two-child limit took a backseat and no one wants to talk about it," Heptulla said.
The population explosion has eaten into resources and the infrastructure and damaged the country's environment. People need land, air and water, she said.
A few days ago, at a cultural event at Bagaha in West Champaran, Giriraj Singh had said that "there should be such a law in the country that same number of children should be allowed for families across religions, whether Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian. Only then will our daughters be safe".
Defending the remark later, he had said the number of Hindus was declining and therefore a uniform population norm was needed.
(With additional information from PTI)
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