Chandigarh, Aug 27: Jain religious leader Tarun Sagar, who appeared naked in the Haryana Assembly, delivered a 40- minutes lecture “kadve vachan” yesterday.

Invited to speak by Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, Sagar said: “Rajniti par dharam ka ankush zaroori hai. Dharam pati hai, rajneeti patni. Har pati ki yeh duty hoti hai apni patni ko samrakshan de. Har patni ka dharam hota hai ki woh pati ke anushasan ko sweekar kare. Agar rajneeti par dharam ka ankush na ho toh woh magan-mast haathi ki tarah… ho jaati hai (The control of dharma over politics is essential. Dharma is the husband, politics is the wife. It is the duty of every husband to protect his wife. It is the duty of every wife to accept the discipline of her husband. If there is no control of dharma over politics, it will be like an elephant out of control).”

According to a report in Indian Express, Sagar was invited to mark the beginning of the session. In a first such event at the Vidhan Sabha, the monk was seated on a dais, above the seats of the Governor, Chief Minister and MLAs.

In his speech, Sagar identified female foeticide as a “big problem” that was disturbing the balance of society, leading to more crimes and rapes, and said that he had come up with a formula to tackle it at three levels — political, social and religious. He recommended ways to eradicate female foeticide. He even took potshots at Pakistan.

Jain religious leader Tarun Sagar, who appeared naked in the Haryana Assembly, delivered a 40- minutes lecture “kadve vachan” yesterday.

Invited to speak by Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma, Sagar said: “Rajniti par dharam ka ankush zaroori hai. Dharam pati hai, rajneeti patni. Har pati ki yeh duty hoti hai apni patni ko samrakshan de. Har patni ka dharam hota hai ki woh pati ke anushasan ko sweekar kare. Agar rajneeti par dharam ka ankush na ho toh woh magan-mast haathi ki tarah… ho jaati hai (The control of dharma over politics is essential. Dharma is the husband, politics is the wife. It is the duty of every husband to protect his wife. It is the duty of every wife to accept the discipline of her husband. If there is no control of dharma over politics, it will be like an elephant out of control).”

According to a report in Indian Express, Sagar was invited to mark the beginning of the session. In a first such event at the Vidhan Sabha, the monk was seated on a dais, above the seats of the Governor, Chief Minister and MLAs.

In his speech, Sagar identified female foeticide as a “big problem” that was disturbing the balance of society, leading to more crimes and rapes, and said that he had come up with a formula to tackle it at three levels — political, social and religious. He recommended ways to eradicate female foeticide. He even took potshots at Pakistan.