New Delhi: If a young woman gets the chance to elect a Prime Minister at the age of 18, why can’t she choose a partner at the same age? – asked Hyderabad MP Azaduddin Owaisi. The OIC was responding to a central proposal to raise the minimum age for women to marry from 18 to 21.
‘The Indian government is not doing anything to uplift women. It is not because of criminal law that child marriages are declining in India. This is due to the educational progress and economic progress of the people. Yet in India, 12 million children get married before the age of 18. In 2005, 26 percent of women were employed. By 2020, it was down to 16 percent.
The current age of marriage is another example of the Narendra Modi government’s male-centric policies. After the age of 18, an Indian citizen has the power to start a business, sign a contract, and even elect a Prime Minister and an MLA. So my opinion is that the age of marriage for men should be between 21 and 18,
There are several states in the U.S. where marriage is legal after the age of ’14. In the UK and Canada, marriage is allowed after the age of 16. The minimum age for contesting in the Assembly should be 21 years, ” Owaisi said.
English Summary: ‘If A Girl Can Choose PM At 18, Why Not A Partner’: Asaduddin Owaisi
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