NEW DELHI: A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over India’s declining fertility rate, BJP leaders on Monday welcomed his remarks while the opposition asked where will the resources to support an increased population come from.
Food prices are high and the government has “failed” to create employment opportunities for people, they said.
Speaking at an event in Nagpur on Sunday, Bhagwat highlighted the vital role of families and warned that according to population science, if a society’s total fertility rate dips below 2.1, it could face extinction.