Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekar

The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has apologised for "derogatory" comments about the role of women's education in population control made in the state Assembly Tuesday afternoon.

Amid the outrage over Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekar's remark on Wednesday that Ramcharitmanas is divisive and spreads hatred in society, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar side-stepped the matter claiming he wasn't aware what the minister said.

Changes to the MA Political Science syllabus at Bihar's Jai Prakash University - the Chancellor of which is Governor Phagu Chauhan - today triggered a furious response from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the Education Minister.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed the issue of population-based reservation for jobs and education opportunities in the state, stating that while his government was in favour it could only be implemented with fresh census data

The BJP on Wednesday ripped into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - once its ally - for "vulgar" and "shameful" comments about the role of women's education in population control.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has apologised for "derogatory" comments about the role of women's education in population control made in the state Assembly Tuesday afternoon.

Amid the outrage over Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekar's remark on Wednesday that Ramcharitmanas is divisive and spreads hatred in society, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar side-stepped the matter claiming he wasn't aware what the minister said.

Changes to the MA Political Science syllabus at Bihar's Jai Prakash University - the Chancellor of which is Governor Phagu Chauhan - today triggered a furious response from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the Education Minister.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed the issue of population-based reservation for jobs and education opportunities in the state, stating that while his government was in favour it could only be implemented with fresh census data