The Politics of Population in UP

Despite heavy opposition and controversy, UP's population control bill continues to be discussed and advanced and some ruling party MPs are planning to propose this as a private member's bill in the upcoming session of parliament.

Despite heavy opposition and controversy, UP's population control bill continues to be discussed and advanced and some ruling party MPs are planning to propose this as a private member's bill in the upcoming session of parliament. The same UP government has also given permission for the upcoming Kanwar Yatra. Senior journalist Urmilesh analyses the implications of this population policy