“If A Girl Can Choose PM At 18, Why Not A Partner”: Asaduddin Owaisi
"If A Girl Can Choose PM At 18, Why Not A Partner": Asaduddin Owaisi
New Delhi: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday attacked the Central Government and said that assuming a young lady can pick the Prime Minister at 18 years old, why not an accomplice.
Addressing ANI, Mr Owaisi said, “This is an excellent illustration of the paternalism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi drove government. At the age of 18, an Indian resident can sign agreements, start organizations, pick Prime Ministers and choose MPs and MLAs. I’m of the assessment that the 21 age limit for young men ought to be decreased to 18.”
AIMIM boss additionally pummeled and said that this administration has not done anything for the upliftment of ladies.
“In India, kid marriage has gone down not on account of criminal law yet it is a direct result of training and lit piece of monetary advancement. In spite of that, the Government scenes let us know that almost 12 million youngsters are getting hitched before the age of 18 years. This administration has not done anything for the upliftment of ladies. The ladies investment in the labor force which was 26% in 2005, in 2020 it boiled down to 16 percent,” he said.
Mr Owaisi said that there are many states in America where marriage is permitted following 14 years. In Britain and Canada, there is an option to wed at 16 years old.
Prior on Wednesday, the Union Cabinet cleared a proposition to raise the base time of marriage for ladies from 18 to 21.
The public authority is probably going to propose a bill in Parliament during the continuous winter meeting.
