Akhilesh distances himself, party from MPs' views on marriage age
The Hindu
Two SP MPs remarked over the Centre’s move to increase the legal age of marriage for girls, stirring a controversy
After two SP MPs’ remarks over the Centre’s move to stirred a controversy, party chief Akhilesh Yadav distanced himself from the statements, saying his outfit is progressive and the views expressed are personal.
The Union Cabinet had on December 15 cleared a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it on par with that of men.
Reacting to it, Samajwadi Party’s Moradabad MP S.T. Hasan said girls should be married off as soon as they turn "mature and fertile" as the delay in marriage leads to "infertility".
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