Complex sentence: He proposed that the Indian Government should take up a population control program, but was met with opposition.Mahatama Gandhi was the main opponent of birth control because he believed that self-control is the best contraceptive.
Split into simpler sentences: He proposed that the Indian Government should take up a population control programme, but was met with opposition. Mahatma Gandhi was the main opponent of birth control because he believed that self-control is the best contraceptive.