Shiv Sena asks Hindus to have more kids

November 19, 2003

Vijay Singh in Mumbai | November 19, 2003 23:33 IST

Last Updated: November 19, 2003 23:47 IST

The Shiv Sena has hit upon a bizarre idea to counter what it claims

is the growing population of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.

The right wing outfit has given a call to Hindu couples in the state

to have more children and decided to reward those families that have

more than four children.

Justifying such a call, Sena member of Parliament Chandrakant Khaire

told rediff.com in Mumbai that family planning measures were supposed

to be followed by all communities. "But the Muslims are not adopting

family planning measures and therefore the Sena's call to Hindus to

have more children is a form of protest," Khaire said.

The Uttar Pradesh unit of Sena has sent a circular to all of its

branches asking them to make Hindus aware of its new plan.

The Sena blames the central and state governments for the failure of

family planning programmes and the rise in unemployment.

Shiv Sena's Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Vijay Tiwari, said: "In UP,

Muslim population is increasing rapidly. The government has failed to

implement the family planning formula on Muslims although the Hindus

have accepted it."

But Tiwari was quick to add that he agreed with the 'chhota parivar,

sukhi parivar (small family, happy family)' slogan.

"But if Hindus become a minority, there is no sukh (happiness). We

have done in-depth research on this before announcing our measure,"

he said.

Tiwari also expressed concern at the growing number of Bangladeshi

Muslims in the state. "We have identified thousands of Bangladeshis

in various cities of Uttar Pradesh and informed the administration

about it. But nobody has taken any action against them," he claimed.

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