Growing resistance among Opposition on change in legal age of marriage for women

The Congress is questioning the motivation of the government to bring such a bill but so far not clear on its Parliamentary position

Resistance is growing among the Opposition parties against . The Congress is questioning the government’s motivation in bringing such a legislation, the Left parties are rejecting it on the grounds that it encroaches on women’s autonomy to decide and the Muslim parties & groups see it as an attempt to undermine the Muslim personal law.

The bill is likely to be moved in the last four days of the Winter Session of Parliament.

Congress General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal, said that no political party is opposed to bringing gender parity and working for the women’s rights, but at the same time, he questioned the government’s intention in bringing this law. He asked, “Can the government deliver women’s rights merely by framing a law, without any accompanying infrastructural, financial and social support?”