Did not say that there is no candidate from Karnataka for PM post: CM Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarifying on his alleged “no one from Karnataka will become PM,” remark stated that, “I did not say that there is no candidate from Karnataka for the post of Prime Minister when the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) will win the Lok Sabha elections.” The Karnataka Chief Minister was addressing a Press Conference at the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday.
He further clarified that in a recent press conference organised by the Press Club of Bangalore, “While responding to a Journalist’s query regarding whether he would be a candidate from Karnataka for the post of Prime Minister, I said that I am not a PM candidate from Karnataka. I also said that it (him becoming the PM) will not happen. However it was wrongly reported in some of the news networks.”
In addition, the Chief Minister also asserted that there were several leaders in the state who are capable and qualified for the post of Prime Minister.
Several media outlets reported that On Monday, Siddaramaiah had said that no one from Karnataka will become Prime Minister. “At the Centre, the INDIA bloc will come to power, and we will discuss and decide who should be the Prime Minister based on the implementation of programmes,” he stated in response to a question on I.N.D.I.A’s PM candidate.
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Law on prevention of child marriages can't be stunted by personal laws: SC
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and that marriages involving children violate the free will to have a life partner of choice.
A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also issued a slew of guidelines for effective implementation of the law on prevention of child marriages in the country.
Reading out the judgement, the CJI said the law on prevention of child marriages cannot be stunted by the personal law.
Such marriages are violative of minors' free will to choose life, it said.
The authorities must focus on child marriage prevention and protection of minors while penalising offenders as a last resort.
The bench also noted that the law on Prohibition of Child Marriage has certain gaps.
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 was enacted to prevent child marriages and ensure their eradication from society. The Act replaced the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929.
"Preventive strategy should be tailored to different communities, the law will only succeed when there is a multi sectoral coordination. Training and capacity building of the law enforcement officers needs to be there. We emphasise that there needs to be community driven approaches," the bench said.
