MP News: ACS Ashok Shah Stood On 'insult To Mother Power', Gave Advice To Many Leaders Including Uma, Said- Read NFHS Survey

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Expansion ACS IAS officer of the Department of Women and Child Development, Ashok Shah stands by his controversial statement regarding breastfeeding. After a program of the department on Saturday, Shah advised the leaders who objected to his statement. He claims that his talk was based on the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5). If anyone has objections they should read NFHS-5. Actually, Shah had said in front of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Ladli Laxmi Yojana-2 program that in 2005 only Percentage women used to feed milk to their daughters and this figure increased after the government’s Ladli Laxmi scheme. percentage has been reached. There was a lot of ruckus on this statement of Ashok Shah. Several opposition leaders, including former Chief Minister Uma Bharti, former ministers Kusum Mehndele, Ranjana Baghel, had objected to Shah’s statement. He called this statement an insult to the mother power. Uma Bharti even spoke to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. On Saturday, Shah answered questions from journalists after attending a program at Kushabhau Thackeray Auditorium. Maintaining his statement, he said that whatever I said was said on the basis of NFHS-5. One should not speak anything without understanding. People in opposition should also read NFHS-5 first. Shah’s podium

In the program of the department in Kushabhau Thackeray auditorium, Ashok Shah was not even given a chance to speak on the stage in the program of honor of assistants and Anganwadi workers on Saturday. Gone. Director of Women and Child Development Department Dr. Ramrao Bhonsle delivered the welcome address. After this Shah was not called to speak despite being on stage. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressed the program directly. ,