An Indian Administrative Service officer in Bihar has come under fire for responding to a question on providing girls with sanitary napkins by saying that soon, they might even ask for free clothes or contraception from the government.
क्या सरकार 20-30 रुपए का सैनिटरी पैड नहीं दे सकती?
जवाब- इस माँग का कोई अंत है? कल को जींस पैंट भी दे सकते हैं. परसों सुंदर जूते भी दे सकते हैं. अंत में निरोध भी मुफ़्त में ही देना पड़ेगा. ये बेवकूफी की इंतहा है. पाकिस्तान चली जाओ.
बिहार महिला एवं बाल विकास निगम की MD को सुनिए. pic.twitter.com/lVMGiK7L9D
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She made her remarks during a workshop, ‘Sashakt Beti, Samriddh Bihar’, in Patna on Tuesday.
During the workshop, a student asked Harjot Kaur Bamhrah, who is also the managing director of Bihar’s Women Development Corporation, about the possibility of the government providing sanitary napkins to girls.
“When the government has been doing so many things for us, including giving us uniforms and scholarships, why can’t it give sanitary pads, which would cost only Rs 20-Rs 30?” the student asked.
Her question was followed by applause from the audience, a video of the incident which is being widely shared on social media showed.
Bamhrah responded by saying that those clapping should know that there is no…
