In line with the demand of RSS, for a nationwide policy to check what it calls “demographic imbalance”, the two BJP-ruled states, Uttar Pradesh and Assam, announced their intent to introduce a population control policy
In a recent meeting of the BJP and RSS in Uttarakhand, a population control policy similar to Assam and Uttar Pradesh was proposed in order to ensure “demographic balance”.
According to an exclusive report by The Indian Express, RSS claimed that the Muslim population has increased, particularly in Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital over the years, and there has been unauthorised development of Muslim religious sites. They demanded that such places be identified and appropriate action taken.
At the meeting in Dehradun on Wednesday, apart from CM Dhami, the attendees were BJP national general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, state party president Madan Kaushik, and RSS joint general secretaries Dr Krishna Gopal and Arun Kumar — who is RSS’s new BJP pointsperson.
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In line with the demand of RSS, for a nationwide policy to check what it calls “demographic imbalance”, the two BJP-ruled states, Uttar Pradesh and Assam, announced their intent to introduce a population control policy
Last month, UP, the most populous state in the country with an estimated 220 million population, announced a new policy that will incentivise population control. The intent of the law was to incentivise those with two children through preference in government jobs and social schemes such as free or subsidised ration.
A similar a policy is being discussed in Assam, with an estimated population of 36 million, the government is also considering a two-child policy for access to government schemes.
The RSS has been advocating a pan-Indian law for a long time that would be uniform for all communities and override religious or social restrictions pertaining to family planning.
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