Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai (SR)
Mumbai, Aug 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day pitch for smaller families to combat population explosion, was welcomed by its ally Shiv Sena.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, "Late party supremo Bal Thackeray had always advocated the cause and was in support of implementing population control measures. We are happy that Modi government is taking forward the policies of the Shiv Sena. Late Bal Thackeray always advocated the need for population control. The NDA government under Modi is espousing the policies of the Shiv Sena. This is in national interest." Raut also said that triple talaq legislation is a step towards enacting the Uniform Civil Code.
As per TOI report, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray who was present during the Independence Day function, referring to the abrogation of Article 370 said, "There was no need to bring religion into the issues of national interest. How can a state have separate powers than the Centre? The Modi government has removed it."