Rajasthan: Two girls approach Bundi authorities to halt their child marriages scheduled for Feb 10
Kota (Rajasthan) (PTI): Two girls, studying in Class 12, have reached out to authorities in Rajasthan's Bundi district to stop their marriages, scheduled for February 10, officials said on Saturday.
A 17-year-old girl approached the office of Talera Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Rajesh Tailer on Friday, seeking assistance to stop her proposed marriage.
In response, Tailer initiated the process of issuing a prohibitory order. The girl's parents and family members were summoned to the office, where they were informed about the legal provisions related to child marriage and its consequences.
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Bundi Child Welfare Committee (CWC) chairperson Seema Poddar said a prohibitory order will be issued, preventing the girl's parents from conducting her marriage until she turns 18. The girl has been sent to a government shelter home for her safety.
In a similar case, a 16-year-old girl approached the CWC on Monday to halt her proposed marriage, also scheduled for February 10. The girl, studying in Class 12 through open schooling, was to be married to a 20-year-old man from Bhilwara district.
Upon learning that their daughter had informed the authorities, the girl's parents attempted to advance the marriage to February 9 and also tried to relocate her. However, with swift action from the CWC, in coordination with Childline and the police, the girl was traced and taken into protective custody. She has been placed in a safe home until the scheduled marriage date to ensure her protection.
Regarding the girls' upcoming exams, Poddar stated that the CWC will request the concerned authorities to change their examination centres and will assume responsibility for their educational needs. She also noted that Bundi is the only district in Rajasthan where more than half a dozen prohibitory orders have been issued to prevent child marriages.
The Child Welfare Committee has called on citizens and parents to cooperate in eliminating child marriage, ensure girls' education and safety, respect the law, and protect children's rights. Authorities have urged the public to report any child marriage-related information to Childline at 1098 or to local administration.
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Assam CM flays Cong for 'not verifying' documents before making charges against his family
Sivasagar/Guwahati (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday slammed the Congress for “not verifying” the documents based on which it brought allegations against him and his family.
Congress leader Pawan Khera had on Sunday alleged that Sarma’s wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, has multiple passports and foreign property, which were not declared in the chief minister’s election affidavit.
Sarma also hit out at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, claiming that he was “speaking like a madman” due to old age, after the latter put the onus on central agencies to probe the charges.
The CM asserted that Khera had “run away” to Hyderabad, but the Assam Police will “hunt him down even from ‘pataal’ (netherworld)”.
“‘Assam Police ko nahi jante hain.. Pataal se bhi ukhar ke le ayega’ (They don’t know the Assam Police... they will hunt him down even from the netherworld),” asserted Sarma.
An Assam Police team had earlier in the day visited the Delhi residence of Khera for questioning him in connection with the case.
“If they didn’t know the truth, why did they put it out in public? They should have asked the foreign minister first,” Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign, when asked for his reaction to Kharge’s assertion that the Union government should probe the allegations now.
Kharge, at a presser in Guwahati on Tuesday, said all agencies are under the central government, which should probe the charges.
"They have already filed an FIR against Khera. Let them probe the matter. We will face the case as it progresses. We have sought probes by the ED or CBI into the allegations," he said.
Sarma added: “Kharge is ageing and is speaking like a ‘pagal’ (madman). You insult the people first and then say will ask the foreign minister (for verification)? Is he your ‘damad’ (son-in-law),” the chief minister said.
“I think Rahul Gandhi had given these documents to Khera, and if that is so, the case will then include Gandhi,” he added.
