Will ‘Hum Do Hamare Do’ apply only to Modi govt: Jairam Ramesh after Bhagwat’s three-child appeal

Jairam Ramesh highlighted population control rules in BJP-ruled states, questioning the consistency of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for three children amid existing restrictions.

Union Minister Jairam Ramesh.

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New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said that while RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has appealed to all Indian couples to have three children, BJP-ruled states have been disincentivising people with more than two children.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "In Gujarat, persons who have more than two children are disqualified from contesting elections to local bodies (panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations)."

In Assam, he said, persons who have more than two children are not eligible for appointment to any state government service or post.

Ramesh also said that in Uttarakhand, persons who have more than two children are barred from contesting panchayat elections.

"But now RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, who will turn 75 in five days, has appealed to every Indian couple to adopt the policy of 'Hum Do Hamare Teen'.

"Will 'HumDoHamareDo' applyonlyto the Modi government?" said the Congress leader, who has in the past accused the Modi government of favouring a few industrialists calling it "HumDoHamareDo" policy.