JAIPUR: The mandatory registration of the Rajasthan Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, recently passed in the Vidhan Sabha, is stuck. Raj Bhavan due to disputes.
Sources said Governor Kalraj Mishra was studying the bill “after objections not only by the opposition but also by activists and constitutional bodies”. BJP legislators had filed a petition with the governor against the bill, which they claimed would encourage child marriage.
The Bill provides for compulsory registration of marriages, including underage marriages, which are rampant in the state. A delegation of BJP MLAs had complained to the Governor in the past as well, while Congress-backed independents MLA Sanyam Lodha The objection was raised during the debate in the assembly.
NS National Commission for Protection of Child Rights This amendment is also opposed. The governor has not commented on the bill. However, the government had announced that the amendment has been brought on the directions of the Supreme Court.
Sources said Governor Kalraj Mishra was studying the bill “after objections not only by the opposition but also by activists and constitutional bodies”. BJP legislators had filed a petition with the governor against the bill, which they claimed would encourage child marriage.
The Bill provides for compulsory registration of marriages, including underage marriages, which are rampant in the state. A delegation of BJP MLAs had complained to the Governor in the past as well, while Congress-backed independents MLA Sanyam Lodha The objection was raised during the debate in the assembly.
NS National Commission for Protection of Child Rights This amendment is also opposed. The governor has not commented on the bill. However, the government had announced that the amendment has been brought on the directions of the Supreme Court.
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