FIR Against Sakshi Maharaj For Comment Blaming Muslims For Population Rise | Read

BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj has controversially said that Muslims are responsible for India's population rise. The party has disowned the remark saying neither the BJP, nor the government agrees with such comments. "The population rise is not because of Hindus. Population has risen due to those who support the concept of four wives and 40 children," the lawmaker from Unnao said on Friday while addressing an event in Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. A First Information Report or FIR was filed against BJP lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj in Meerut today, for saying that Muslims are responsible for India's population rise. The party however has disowned the remark saying neither the BJP, nor the government agrees with such comments.