North Indian CMs went overboard on sterilisation targets because of Sanjay Gandhi: Karan Singh
Veteran politician Karan Singh revealed the 1975-77 forced sterilization drive stemmed from north Indian chief ministers seeing Sanjay Gandhi as a rising force. Singh, the former health minister, stated he set reasonable targets, but Gandhi increased them. This led chief ministers to exceed goals, resulting in forced sterilizations.
Veteran politician Karan Singh revealed the 1975-77 forced sterilization drive stemmed from north Indian chief ministers seeing Sanjay Gandhi as a rising force. Singh, the former health minister, stated he set reasonable targets, but Gandhi increased them. This led chief ministers to exceed goals, resulting in forced sterilizations.
