He claims southern states have benefited from inhabitants progress disparities resulting from historic famines and improved schooling, urging for honest illustration.
I might urge my Hindu brethren to indicate some magnanimity, Kushwaha stated.(ANI file)
Addressing a rally in Gayaji, the Rajya Sabha MP additionally termed as “misleading” the competition that higher implementation of household planning measures had slowed down the expansion in inhabitants of southern states and delimitation would put these at an obstacle.
“If we see the period between 1881, when the first census was held under British Raj, and the Independence in 1947, the rate of growth in southern states was higher. The reason being famines and pandemics hitting Bihar and adjoining states like Uttar Pradesh with greater severity”, claimed the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief. The RLM is an NDA accomplice.
He stated, “If we look at the data, in southern states there is a Lok Sabha constituency for every 21 lakh people while in Bihar and UP 31 lakh people elect one MP. This militates against Babasaheb Ambedkar’s principle of one person one vote and every vote having an equal value”.
Kushwaha blamed the “injustice” on the Congress, saying, “During the Emergency, in 1976, the Delimitation Act was amended, which disrupted the earlier practice of census and delimitation taking place together. Now, the number of parliamentary constituencies has been static for 50 years. Otherwise, Bihar would have 60 MPs, 20 more than its current strength in the Lower House”.
He additionally stated, “Over the years, the rate of population growth in the south has declined not because of performance of governments in states but due to improvement in education, which they could afford much before the Hindi heartland could catch up”.
“Education has been spreading in the Hindi-speaking states and this will have an impact on the growth of population here as well. But until that happens, let the region’s representation in Parliament be commensurate with its population”, stated Kushwaha.
He additionally expressed solidarity with Buddhists demanding full management of the Maha Bodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, the place Buddha is alleged to have gotten enlightened 2,500 years in the past.
“I am myself a Hindu and not a Buddhist. But I would urge my Hindu brethren to show some magnanimity. They are free to have full control of crores of temples. Let them give up their claim on just one and prove that Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam is not a mere slogan”, added Kushwaha.
He additionally stated, “Some may see me as a stormy petrel. When I was in the first council of ministers of Narendra Modi, my criticism of the collegium system in higher judiciary raised many eyebrows. But I consider myself a trailblazer. Today all parties are speaking against the discriminatory system of appointment of judges in High Courts and the Supreme Court”.
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