Hindu youths should pledge to have 2 or 3 children to check 'population imbalance': VHP
Prayagraj (UP), Feb 7 (PTI): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday asked Hindu youths to address the issue of "population imbalance", saying the population of the community will continue to decline at the current birth rate.
Expressing concern over "families breaking up", VHP Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain said it creates insecurity among children and the elderly and stressed the importance of families following "Hindu traditions" to avoid such situations.
"In today's meeting, the slogan 'return to the roots' was given," Jain told reporters after the three-day meeting of the VHP's central board of Trustees began here at the VHP camp in Mahakumbh Nagar.
He said the issue of population imbalance is related to youths and they should pledge to have two or three children.
"The VHP has made this call to the youth on a scientific basis. AIIMS and other institutions have found in their studies that only when there are two or three children in a family, there is a good possibility of the children's healthy development."
"On the basis of this study, we have called upon the youth to take a pledge to have two or three children.
"The birth rate of Hindus is 1.9 per cent. This means that the population of Hindus will continue to decrease. If this number decreases, not only the society but also the country will be in danger," Jain said.
"Due to the decrease in population, we have seen a part of this country separate and form Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan," he said.
Apart from this, families are breaking and this creates a situation of insecurity among children and the elderly, he said.
"To prevent the family from breaking, it is necessary that the family is run on the basis of Hindu traditions. In today's meeting, the slogan 'return towards the roots' was given, he said.
"We all know the consequences of not inculcating family values... society will move towards free pleasure (mukt bhog)," Jain said referring to the "rise" in live-in and extramarital relationships.
He said the issue of drug addiction was also discussed at the meeting.
"We have requested seers and teachers to spread awareness about these topics among the youths. The VHP has decided to spread awareness across the country through its 72,000 units, 27,000 satsangs, 52,000 Bajrang Dal committees, 25,000 Durga Vahini committees and 20,000 Sanskar centres," Jain said.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
