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Harimohan Sharma: Bhairon Singh regretted opposing family planning; new bill targets population.
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News18•09-03-2026, 16:52
Harimohan Sharma: Bhairon Singh regretted opposing family planning; new bill targets population.
•Senior Congress leader Harimohan Sharma recounted former CM Bhairon Singh Shekhawat's anecdote during a debate on removing the two-child norm for Panchayat elections.
•Sharma stated Shekhawat initially opposed family planning after Sanjay Gandhi's campaign but later called it "the biggest mistake of my life" and brought an amendment in 1994 to promote it.
•The current bill aims to remove disqualification for individuals with more than two children from contesting local elections.
•Sharma criticized the amendment, alleging it's an attempt to please "Delhi" and increase population, linking it to Bhagwat Sahab's views on family size.
•He challenged Minister Jogaram Patel and warned the government against public backlash, accusing them of disrespecting their own leaders like Advani, Bhairon Singh, and Vasundhara.
