Any person having more than two children in Uttar Pradesh after the enactment of a new law on population control would be barred from getting any government subsidy or the benefit of any government sponsored welfare scheme, cannot apply for a government job or contest election to any local body, the draft of the proposed law says.The State Law Commission in UP has sought public comments by July 19 on the draft ‘UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021’ – a legislation that could have an far-reaching impact on the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh amidst a debate that the law is targeted at the Muslim population in the state.

Any person having more than two children in Uttar Pradesh after the enactment of a new law on population control would be barred from getting any government subsidy or the benefit of any government sponsored welfare scheme, cannot apply for a government job or contest election to any local body, the draft of the proposed law says.The State Law Commission in UP has sought public comments by July 19 on the draft ‘UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021’ – a legislation that could have an far-reaching impact on the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh amidst a debate that the law is targeted at the Muslim population in the state.