Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday stirred a row as he tried to explain graphically on the floor of the assembly the role of women's education in birth control. The CM used exaggerated hand gestures and vivid language to describe how an educated married girl could ask her husband to not complete the sexual act to ensure she does not get impregnated.

"When an educated girl gets married, she can help in population control by stopping her husband from impregnating her and this has actually helped in population control," Nitish Kumar said much to the surprise of many women members in the assembly.

BJP demands CM's resignation over 'vulgar' remarks

Calling Kumar's remarks "most misogynistic, vulgar and patriarchal", the BJP demanded the CM's resignation.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "The language used by Nitish Kumar inside the assembly is most vulgar, indecent, most misogynistic, sexist and patriarchal ... This is the mindset of the CM of Bihar. Imagine what will be the plight of women of Bihar if such language is spoken in the Bihar assembly," he added.

The opposition BJP charged Kumar with "bringing shame" to the state's women by speaking of the procreation process in detail.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, "The language used by Nitish Kumar inside the assembly is most vulgar, indecent, most misogynistic, sexist and patriarchal ... This is the mindset of the CM of Bihar. Imagine what will be the plight of women of Bihar if such language is spoken in the Bihar assembly," he added.

The opposition BJP charged Kumar with "bringing shame" to the state's women by speaking of the procreation process in detail.

(With inputs from agencies)