BJP MP Urges Hindus To Marry Early, Have Five Children, Citing ‘Other Community’ Birth Rate

BJP national general secretary Gajendra Singh Patel has urged Hindu youth to marry early and have five children, citing what he described as differences in birth rates between Hindus and another community.

Addressing an event on Friday night, the Lok Sabha MP from Khargone-Barwani said delayed marriages and smaller families were contributing to a lower birth rate among Hindus, PTI reported.

“Today, people get married at 30 or 35, or even at 37, and have only one child. This is why the birth rate among Sanatanis is 1.9. Young people should get married and have five children each,” Patel said.

He contrasted this with earlier generations, when people typically married in their early 20s and had larger families.

“Earlier generations would have four, five, six or even seven children. People used to marry at the age of 20, 21 or 22,” he said.

Patel said he was not afraid of making such remarks because he identified as a “Sanatani”. He also claimed that the population share of one community had declined while that of another had increased since Independence.

Patel Makes Claims On Community Birth Rates

Patel further claimed that among every four children born today, one belonged to the Hindu community while three belonged to another community.

“Out of four children (now), one was from the Hindu community and three from the other community. The situation was different between 1947 and 1967. But the population graph of one community has declined while that of the other has risen since Independence and the 2011 Census,” he said.

Referring to birth rates, Patel claimed that one community’s rate was 1.9 per cent while the other’s was 2.9 per cent.

He urged young people to take note of what he described as changing demographic patterns and linked the lower Hindu birth rate to later marriages and smaller families.

‘Sanatanis Will Come To Each Other’s Aid’

Although Congress MLA Rajan Mandloi represents the area, Patel said “Sanatanis” would support one another during difficult circumstances rather than depend on either the Congress or BJP.

He also called for greater promotion of gyms and traditional wrestling arenas, saying they could contribute to stronger families and society.

During his speech, Patel also spoke about the need for physical strength alongside devotion to the mother goddess and referred to the possession of weapons.

Patel’s ‘3D’ Campaign Against DJ, Drugs, Dowry

Patel also raised concerns about drug use and what he described as growing ostentation among young people.

Referring to his “3D” campaign, he said society needed to recognise the concerns surrounding DJs, drugs and dowry.

“Nearly 100 per cent of young people dancing to DJs are ‘Sanatanis’ and 60 per cent of them dance under the influence of intoxicants,” he said, urging people to recognise what he described as these social trends and work towards strengthening society.