Himanta Biswa Sarma: Assam authorities has intensified motion in opposition to baby marriage. Chief Minister Himanta Vishwa Sharma mentioned on Sunday (22 December 2024) that 416 people have been arrested in the third section of motion in opposition to baby marriage in the state. This motion was began on the evening of 21-22 December. According to the report of stories company PTI, the police have registered 335 circumstances in this regard and the arrested people will be introduced in the court docket on Sunday.
Assam authorities strict in opposition to baby marriage
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gave this data by posting on Instagram. He mentioned that we will proceed to take daring steps to finish this social evil. The state authorities had launched the marketing campaign in opposition to baby marriage in two phases in February and (*24*) in 2023. In the first section in February, 4,515 circumstances were registered and three,483 people were arrested, whereas in the second section in (*24*), 710 circumstances were registered and 915 people were arrested.
There are many circumstances of kid marriage in Assam – report
A report launched on World International Justice Day on July 17 mentioned that the Assam authorities’s emphasis on authorized intervention in baby marriage circumstances has now turn into a job mannequin for the remainder of the nation. It was mentioned in the report that this authorized technique of the Assam authorities has lowered baby marriage by 81 p.c in 20 districts of the state between the years 2021-22 and 2023-24.
Earlier this yr, Himanta Biswa Sarma’s authorities took a serious resolution and repealed the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935. When the uproar on this challenge began within the Assam Assembly and the opposition events requested why it was wanted, then CM Himanta had angrily mentioned that he will proceed to ban baby marriage. He had mentioned, “As long as I am alive, I will not allow child marriage to happen in Assam.”
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