"2 Judges Can't Decide...": BJP MP Says Gay Marriages Shouldn't Be Allowed
NDTV
Sushil Modi, a BJP Rajya Sabha member, raised the subject during Zero Hour and said "some left-liberal activists" were trying to get legal sanctity for gay marriages
Days before the centre spells out its stand on same-sex marriages before the Supreme Court, an MP of the ruling BJP strongly objected to it in parliament today and said "two judges can't sit and decide" on such a socially significant subject.
Sushil Modi, a BJP Rajya Sabha member, raised the subject during Zero Hour and said "some left-liberal activists" were trying to get legal sanctity for gay marriages. "The judiciary should not give any order that is against the cultural ethos of the country," Mr Modi, an MP from Bihar, said, calling it unacceptable.
"I oppose legalising same sex marriages. In India, same-sex marriage is neither recognised nor accepted in any uncodified personal law like the Muslim Personal Law or any codified statutory laws. Same sex marriages will cause complete havoc with the delicate balance of personal laws in the country."
He urged the government to strongly argue against same-sex marriage in court.
