What if population law is implemented -Lucknow: Speaking of the proposed UP population control law, under it, those with more than two children will be disqualified from running for office. At the same time, the irony is that What if the Population Control Law is implemented for sitting MPs, then half of the MPs in the ruling BJP government will be disqualified.
Interesting information received from assembly figures
According to the Times of India news, according to the information received from the UP Assembly, of the information given on the current 397 MPs, 304 are from the ruling party. On top of that, there are 152 of those MPs who have three or more children. Among these, there are deputies who have 8 children, who are at the top of this list. There is another member who has seven children. Apart from that, there are eight who have 6 children. At the same time, there are 15 deputies in which all of them have five children. In addition, the 44 MPs all have four children, while the remaining 83 MPs have three children each. What if population law implemented in the state, all such deputies will be disqualified.
MP Ravikishan has 4 children
At the same time, taking information from the Lok Sabha, another fact emerged that Bhojpuri film actor and Gorakhpur MP Ravi Kishan, who himself has four children, is also one of the people. who initiated the population control bill. . However, no private member’s bill could be passed without the support of the government. According to PRS Legislative Research, Parliament has not passed a private member’s bill since 1970.
105 BJP MPs who have two or more children
For the purpose of population control across the country, in the 2019 Population Control Bill tabled in Parliament, the two-child policy was made the basis of government facilities. That is, if there are parents with more than two children, they will not be eligible for jobs and government grants if the law is implemented. The Lok Sabha website indicates that 186 deputies will fall under this law. Among them, 105 deputies are from the BJP and have more than two children.
The Centre’s response to the Supreme Court
The Modi government at the Center in December last year, in response to an opinion received by the Supreme Court, said India, on the basis of voluntary population control measures, had reached the replacement level with a fertility rate of 2.1. That is, on average 2.1 children are born per woman in the country at the moment, which is correct from the point of view of the stability of the current population. Generally speaking, this fertility rate will neither increase nor decrease the population.
Consider these numbers in terms of population.
According to the Department of Health, in its affidavit to the Supreme Court, it was said that 25 of the 36 states and union territories have a replacement level of 2.1 or less. However, a total of 146 districts, including 57 in Uttar Pradesh, 37 in Bihar, 14 in Rajasthan, 25 in Madhya Pradesh, 2 in Chhattisgarh and 9 in Jharkhand, have a fertility rate above 3. According to the Census Office, 2001 to 2011 was the first decade in the last 100 years that India experienced slower growth than the previous decade.