Coming down heavily on BJP MPs who are urging Hindus to increase their numbers for strengthening the religion, ruling alliance partner Shiv Sena reminded the government that excess population was a factor behind India's "misery" and said that such views cannot be supported. <br/><br/>The Shiv Sena today said in an editorial in its mouthpiece, 'Saamana' that strength cannot be enhanced merely by increasing population," It also said that RSS should prevail upon the government to make family planning laws stricter.<br/><br/>Hitting out at Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia over his purported remarks in this connection recently at the Kumbh Mela in Nashik, Shivsena said that while on the one hand slogans like small family, happy family are propagated, statements are made on the other advocating 4-5 children.