Bihar minister does not know what is virginity. In his attempts to justify the awkward phrasing of a question in a marital declaration form at Patna’s Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey has ended up redefining the very meaning of virginity.
Following a public furore over the document on Wednesday, the minister told news channels that there was nothing wrong with using the word ‘virgin’ because it simply meant ‘kanya’ or ‘kunwari’ – which means unmarried girl.
Pandey, who joined the cabinet just three days ago, had earlier told a news channel that the ‘virgin’ question was only intended at making employees reveal their zodiac sign for official purposes.
The chief minister’s office has taken cognizance of the issue, and asked for a copy of the form.
It has also reportedly asked why the question was introduced in the first place.
