Want condoms too? IAS officer to girl who wanted sanitary pads

Patna: A senior IAS officer and chairperson-cum-MD of women and child development corporation (WCDC) Harjot Kaur Bamhrah has kicked up a major controversy by publicly mocking very small demand of a poor schoolgirl, who wanted sanitary napkins to be provided to them in an event.“Can the government give us sanitary napkins at Rs20-30?” was how a schoolgirl asked her during a one-day workshop titled “Sashakt Beti, Samridh Bihar: Towards enhancing the value of girls in Bihar” organized by WCDC in partnership with international NGOs late on Tuesday. “Is there any end to such demand? Tomorrow you can ask for jeans, then beautiful shoes and finally when it comes to family planning, you can say the government should give condoms too,” was what Kaur told the girl. The official also reacted badly when the girl, after feeling a bit humiliated, threatened not to vote for the government in the next elections.