Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has voiced strong opposition to live-in relationships and same-sex marriages, saying that they go against societal norms and could lead to the collapse of social structure. In a YouTube podcast, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways expressed his belief that live-in relationships are wrong.

During his visit to the British Parliament, Gadkari recounted a conversation he had with UK leaders. The Union Minister asked them about the biggest challenges facing their country, to which they responded that a significant issue in many European nations is the growing trend of people choosing live-in relationships over marriage, with both men and women increasingly opting for this relationship instead of formal marriage.

Speaking about live-in relationships during a podcast with independent journalist Samdish Bhatia, Gadkari asked, “How will children be born, what will be their future? If you dismantle the social lifestyle, what kind of impact will it have on people?" 

Addressing the question of whether India should have more or fewer children, the minister emphasized that the focus should not be on the number of children but on the responsibility of parents to raise them properly. 

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He warned against having children casually and neglecting the responsibility of raising them, stating that such an approach would not work. Gadkari also questioned the potential consequences of a decline in traditional marriages on future generations. "If you don't marry, how will children be born? What will their future look like? If the societal structure is dismantled, what impact will it have on people?" he asked during the interview.

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“Why is this society stable, the proportion of ladies and gents is right, tomorrow if the proportion of ladies will be 1500 and men will be 1000 then we would have to permit men to have two wives,” Gadkari said.