‘Mahila has no issues’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s remark sparks spat with opposition women lawmakers – watch | India News

NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday as soon as once more indulged right into a heated argument with an RJD MLC, claiming that women had no points within the state. This got here after the opposition occasion chief questioned the JDU authorities over increased training of females within the state.
Urmila Thakur was voicing her dissatisfaction with training minister Sunil Kumar’s response to a query she had raised within the House when the chief minister started recounting what his authorities had achieved for the feminine literacy within the state. Thakur highlighted the state of affairs in her Begusarai district, the place many women are disadvantaged of training because of the have to stroll 4 to 5 kilometers to succeed in the closest college.
The chief minister defended his authorities saying, “Do you people even know what we have done for girls’ education? Village girls hardly went to schools in Bihar until we came to power.”

Citing her personal instance, Thakur responded saying, “Sir please do not say that. I too hail from a village. I belong to an older generation, yet I did complete my schooling.”
Another RJD MLC Munni Devi Rajak then stepped in, and questioned the seasoned chief: “You have no idea what has been done by us for women. You may be women yourselves but what has been your contribution?”
Visibly offended by this, Kumar stood up launched a direct swipe at former CM Rabri Devi saying, “When her husband began to sink, he installed his wife (in the CM’s post).”
RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav criticised the feedback and reminded Kumar that Rabri Devi was first girl CM of Bihar.
“CM Nitish Kumar should remember that Rabri Devi is the first female CM of Bihar…There is nothing much to comment anything on him. His deteriorating health signals that he is no longer able to run Bihar. The designation of CM has dignity. The language which he used for Rabri Devi is not good,” he mentioned.

He additional attacked the RJD’s reign and mentioned, “Your party (RJD) did nothing. You people know nothing. Whatever has been done for women, it has been done by me. Now women have no problems.”
According to the 2011 census, the feminine literacy charge in Bihar is 53.33% towards a male literacy charge of 73.39%.
This comes after Kumar had landed himself in controversy for commenting on artorial preferences of women many years in the past. “Girls have become so confident. They speak so well and dress up so well. Did we see them wearing such fine clothes earlier?” he had mentioned. This had attracted criticism from RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav who had prompt him to “become a ‘women’s clothing scientist’!”
“You are CM not women fashion designer. Stop displaying your poor thinking by becoming a ‘women’s clothing expert’. This is not a statement, but a direct insult to half the population of Bihar,” he had mentioned.