A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s outburst at a woman member inside the state assembly, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Shambhavi Choudhary on Thursday defended his comments saying “one must listen to Kumar’s statement in its entirety”.
“What he (Kumar) told her (RJD leader) was that it was because of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government that she could express her views freely in the assembly. He implemented several policies for women empowerment, such as reservation in government jobs and in Panchayati Raj institutions,” the MP from Bihar’s Samastipur was quoted by PTI as saying.
“His cycle scheme for female students was adopted by several countries. All these schemes were brought to Bihar by the NDA government and therefore, today, women are in a position to voice their opinions freely,” she added.
The Bihar CM’s outburst came as opposition members stood in the well of the House on Wednesday, demanding that the state’s amended reservation laws be incorporated in the 9th schedule of the Constitution to make it immune from legal scrutiny.
Women legislators of RJD shouted slogans like “Nitish Kumar Hai Hai (down with Nitish Kumar)”.
Pointing fingers at the legislators, especially at Rekha Devi of RJD, a furious Kumar said, “You are a woman. Do you realise that it was only after I assumed power that women started getting their dues in Bihar? You are a woman, (still) you do not know anything. If you say Hai Hai to me, then it’s Hai Hai for all.”
“It was at my instance that you all agreed to a caste survey after which quotas for SC, ST, OBCs and the extremely backward classes were hiked,” he said.
Chirag Paswan-led LJP (Ram Vilas) and Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), are among constituents of the NDA.
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